Former Cambodian foreign ministry officials implicated in $3M visa fraud

Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit alleges that three dismissed Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, led by a senior director-general, illegally sold 12,000 blank visas to online scam syndicates for roughly $3 million.

29 Aug, 11:19 — 29 Aug, 11:19

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Foreign ministry officials netted $3M from visa scam, says ACU

Three since-dismissed Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation officials, led by a high-ranking director-general, allegedly embezzled 12,000 visa blanks and sold them to online scam syndicates for approximately $3 million, according to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). The ACU identified the trio as Tho Samnang, former director-general of the General Department of Legal, Consular and [...]

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Former Cambodian foreign ministry officials implicated in $3M visa fraud

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Foreign ministry officials netted $3M from visa scam, says ACU

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