Benjamin Mauerberger denies he's Benjamin Berger, an alleged fraudster sought by Thai police. So we decided to investigate...and found an American actor who could hold the key to the mystery.
The U.S. government is actively investigating Benjamin Mauerberger — the South African fraudster at the heart of our $1.5 billion money laundering investigation — for his role in the "pig butchering" scams that steal Americans' life savings.
There’s something darkly comedic about what’s happening in Thailand right now. Deputy Prime Minister Thammanat Prompao is threatening to weaponize Interpol’s Red Notice system against journalists (including Whale Hunting’s Tom Wright)
Behind the yachts and private jets of the $1.5 billion Mauerberger network, a vast criminal enterprise traffics foreign nationals into Cambodian scam centers to steal billions from US victims.
For the last several months, we've been tracking a $1.5 billion criminal enterprise that spans from Cambodian scam centers to Thai boardrooms to New York penthouses. This investigation reveals how dirty money flows through Southeast Asia's financial system with the protection of political elites.
Yesterday, we received a cease and desist letter from KuCoin's legal team demanding we remove our investigation into their alleged role in a $1.5 billion money laundering network tied to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. We stand by our reporting and won't be intimidated.
A criminal network connected to disgraced crypto firm KuCoin and a Thai political dynasty is moving hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money across Southeast Asia, and U.S. law enforcement wants to stop it.
Inside the $1.5B shadow empire: How convicted criminal Benjamin Mauerberger became the financial fixer for Thailand's Shinawatra dynasty, operating from Cambodia's crime hubs to Manhattan penthouses—and why the US is watching closely.
Yim Leak, the son of Cambodia's deputy prime minister, is showing off on a private jet - G550, purchased for around $20 million in the middle of last year.
