CHON BURI — A 54-year-old woman, identified only as Somboon, has been arrested in Sri Racha district for her suspected involvement in a 430 million baht tax evasion scheme linked to multiple companies, authorities said on Sunday.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) reported that Somboon was detained in the parking lot of an apartment building in tambon Surasak. She is believed to have been connected to fraudulent practices carried out by three different companies, including a shipping firm that allegedly avoided issuing tax invoices, paid employees in undocumented cash, and declared suspiciously low sales for several years.
The investigation revealed that the company had evaded value-added tax (VAT) over five years, resulting in unpaid taxes and fines totaling 186 million baht.
Somboon told police that she previously worked as a maid for one of the implicated companies and that her employer had asked her to sign documents she did not read or understand. She admitted to receiving a police summons in the past but said she ignored it, leading authorities to obtain a warrant for her arrest.
The CIB continues to investigate the broader financial fraud scheme involving the other companies.
