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Posted 2011-10-10 13:52:06
Briton arrested for 530,000 Baht bank robbery in Chiang Mai
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Briton Michael Ludwig Wynn, 64
CHIANG MAI: Last night Chiang Mai Police arrested a British citizen, Mr. Michael Ludwig Wynn, 64, for robbing a bank in Chiang Mai at around at about 2.15pm on October 5.
Siam Commercial Bank's Diamond Market branch in Somphet was robbed of 535,000 Baht. His motorcycle and part of the cash was seized during the arrest.
More info as we have it.
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Posted 2011-10-10 14:00:31
Enjoy your 20 years in the Hilton.
Posted 2011-10-10 14:13:33
a 64 year old bank robber ................ 
few more months he would have got his pension benefits
Posted 2011-10-10 14:20:21
Another news item from 2010, likely about this gentleman:
‘Nabbed!’ The conman of Samui
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SAMUI: -- An English man – Mr. Mike Wynn – was arrested by police on Koh Samui yesterday, and initially charged with stealing a motorbike.
He was apparently returning to Koh Samui from the mainland, and was arrested by police as he left the ferry in Nathon, Koh Samui’s main ferry port.
Further charges are expected to be brought against Mr. Mike Wynn, who has managed to evade capture by the police for many months after being named as the man – along with another, as yet unidentified man – fraudulently collecting money on behalf of various charity/worthwhile organisations on the island of Koh Samui. (refer back to Thailand Times article ‘Snapped – the conman of Samui’ for more details).
Although there is little likelyhood that any ‘donations’ given to the man will be returned, one kind-hearted doner – who was conned out of 15,000 baht – is more than happy that the fraudster is now safely behind bars.
An English volunteer paramedic who is a member of Samui Rescue – one of the organisations that Mr. Wynn was collecting ‘donations’ for – said “I am delighted that the law finally caught up with this man. There is no doubt that he has been given thousands of baht by kind-hearted people on Samui – both Thai and farang – over the year or so that he has been doing this. To effectively steal from charitable organisations is despicable, and he deserves to face the court so that some kind of justice can be given – not least of all to all those good people who he ripped-off.”
Mr. Wynn’s accomplice has yet to be identified, however, it is hoped that Mr. Wynn will be able to help police in bringing him to justice too.
Source: http://thailandtimes...onman-of-samui/
Posted 2011-10-10 14:20:54
I wonder what his story is? Why did he think he could get away with it? Does he have a prior criminal record? What was his previous occupation? Did he retire to Thailand and run out of money?
Posted 2011-10-10 14:26:23
 gl555, on 2011-10-10 14:00:31, said:
Enjoy your 20 years in the Hilton.
realistically a 64 year old isnt going to last 20 years in a bkk prison ,most healthy 18 year old men wouldnt last it either
Posted 2011-10-10 14:36:18
george, on 2011-10-10 14:20:21, said:
Another news item from 2010 about this gentleman:
Mr. Wynn’s accomplice has yet to be identified, however, it is hoped that Mr. Wynn will be able to help police in bringing him to justice too.
How come the guy is still out and about in Chaing Mai after after an arrest in Samui a year ago? Looks like a Wynn Wynn situation for the Thai authorities!
Edited by Digitalbanana, 2011-10-10 14:52:12.
Posted 2011-10-10 14:44:43
you can buy your way out of speeding tickets or drunk driving easily enough but he was pushing it on this one
robbing a THAI bank at 2.15 in the afternoon  .........hes lucky he wasnt shot on the spot
many security guards have a gun and often in bkk there is a plain clothes police man pretending to be a customer
Posted 2011-10-10 14:56:11
Is this picture and the guy in the OP suppose to be the same guy ? because they are not 
Posted 2011-10-10 15:08:10
What a plonker 
Posted 2011-10-10 15:37:30
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Is this picture and the guy in the OP suppose to be the same guy ? because they are not
they do appear to look like different people ! ....
Posted 2011-10-10 15:40:32
Boater, on 2011-10-10 15:37:30, said:
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Is this picture and the guy in the OP suppose to be the same guy ? because they are not
they do appear to look like different people ! ....
I could be wrong, but my sources say it's him, picture in the 2010 article could be wrong. Not 100% though.
Posted 2011-10-10 15:46:49
His motorcycle and some of the money was siezed during the arrest. How much was some and what happened to the rest? looking at the pic I would estimate 150K on the table at most in 100 baht wads
Edited by softgeorge, 2011-10-10 15:50:14.
Posted 2011-10-10 16:00:51
Funny when I go to the bank I always see piles of 1000 baht notes going around.
On the photo we see some 100 baht notes.
Maybe the bankrobber did not wear his glasses during the robbery, anyway not a smart move, robbbing a bank and taking out small notes.
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IanForbes
Posted 2011-10-10 16:06:59
One of the thaivisa regulars I presume? 
Posted 2011-10-10 16:07:45
May be he was unhappy with the current GB£ - THB exchange rate and wanted to recover his losses...  but the story reminds me of the 75y-old granny who robbed a bank in the US few years back...
Posted 2011-10-10 16:08:30
IanForbes, on 2011-10-10 16:06:59, said:
One of the thaivisa regulars I presume?
Doubt he'll be very active now if he was. 
Posted 2011-10-10 16:08:49
Richard4849, on 2011-10-10 15:53:42, said:
Yet another product of the superior British educational system.
Think he's a bit old to blame that, he/we would have been dealt with at school for being naughty, with six whacks on the hands or bum with a bamboo cane  . We were educated but also disciplined.
If he were 20 odd l would agree. 
Posted 2011-10-10 16:09:04
Digitalbanana, on 2011-10-10 14:36:18, said:
george, on 2011-10-10 14:20:21, said:
Another news item from 2010 about this gentleman:
Mr. Wynn’s accomplice has yet to be identified, however, it is hoped that Mr. Wynn will be able to help police in bringing him to justice too.
How come the guy is still out and about in Chaing Mai after after an arrest in Samui a year ago? Looks like a Wynn Wynn situation for the Thai authorities!
was he captured due to tip off....??????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 2011-10-10 16:13:32
Richard4849, on 2011-10-10 15:53:42, said:
Yet another product of the superior British educational system.
and the 2 schoolkids who this weekend in the UK found £5000 in a briefcase at a bus stop and handed it in to the police, did they miss out on education to make them so honest?
Posted 2011-10-10 16:14:30
Richard4849, on 2011-10-10 15:53:42, said:
Yet another product of the superior British educational system.
I would imagine, yet another product of the socialist PC world gone mad that the UK has now turned into.
Doesnt know about personal responsiblilty or how to manage his resources, doesnt have big brother here to take care of him or tell him whats best.
These people should be means tested before ever being allowed to leave the UK.
Edited by rgs2001uk, 2011-10-10 16:15:00.
Posted 2011-10-10 16:16:08
These farang bank robbers are the strangest criminals here. I don't know how they expect to get away with such a high profile crime being a member of such a tiny minority group
Posted 2011-10-10 16:19:16
cdnvic, on 2011-10-10 16:08:30, said:
IanForbes, on 2011-10-10 16:06:59, said:
One of the thaivisa regulars I presume?
Doubt he'll be very active now if he was.
Why is it against thaivisa rules to rob a bank also? Just kidding Mr moderator 
Posted 2011-10-10 16:20:29
Can you guys discuss the news stories and keep your personal politics and opinions on the education system in the UK out of it? Both are off topic.
Posted 2011-10-10 16:21:27
DP25, on 2011-10-10 16:16:08, said:
These farang bank robbers are the strangest criminals here. I don't know how they expect to get away with such a high profile crime being a member of such a tiny minority group
the climate ,the sangsom and beeya chang ,the sex ,the perpettual holiday thing that happens to farangs in thailand must have got too much for him
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