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Hidden Camera Exposes 'Sami Chote' in Temple Embezzlement Scandal
Thai Ch8•43:22•Crime•
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A deep dive into the downfall of Sami Chote and his associate, 'Sika Ae', involving hidden cameras, money laundering, and a historical curse.
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Events
Sika Ae works in her mother's hair salon in Phetkasem 99.
Sika Ae is recruited as a DJ by a colleague (now Phra Baidee).
Sami Chote rises to fame as a monk and creates Jatukham Ramathep amulets.
Sami Chote and Sika Ae engage in a secret relationship and embezzle funds via the Hwan Chote Foundation.
A whistleblower installs a hidden camera in Sami Chote's quarters.
Police seize 400 million baht from Sami Chote and 215 million baht from Sika Ae.
Sami Chote and Sika Ae are imprisoned in Saraburi.
Who & What's Involved
Sami ChoteSika AeHwan Chote FoundationWat Phuthai SawanCentral Investigation Bureau (CIB)News AnchorPhra BaideeUncle JeabDistrict Ecclesiastical ChiefPhra Visut
Topics
Temple EmbezzlementMoney LaunderingHidden Camera SurveillanceBuddhist Monastic MisconductAmulet Fraud
Locations
Wat Phuthai SawanPhetkasem 99, BangkokSaraburi PrisonNakhon Si Thammarat