Research: 'Dutch people abroad with a Dutch bank account are faced with arbitrary cancellations'
Many Dutch people living abroad have or had a Dutch bank account. In recent years, banks have increasingly asked for more money to maintain these accounts. More and more banks are also closing the accounts of Dutch people abroad without consultation. Banks say they do this because they have to incur extra costs to comply with the rules of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). DNB monitors the banks in this way to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
My Thai girlfriend got border control in Thailand to come to Belgium with a tourist visa. She told me she would bring cash to live on for 3 months. It turned out that she had more than € 10.000 in her pocket, which she promptly showed on first request if she had cash with her. She was arrested and imprisoned.
Ex-coffee shop owner Van Laarhoven remains in detention
The Court of Appeal in The Hague has rejected a request for early release from former coffee shop owner Johan van Laarhoven on appeal. Van Laarhoven will certainly remain in detention until next year.
Former coffee shop owner Johan van Laarhoven and his wife have been definitively sentenced to long prison sentences in Thailand for money laundering. In cassation, Van Laarhoven was again sentenced to a hundred years in prison, of which he must serve twenty. His wife's sentence also remained unchanged: eleven years and four months.
Last week it was four years ago that Johan van Laarhoven (57) was arrested in Pattaya and ended up in a Thai prison. The Brabants Dagblad made a reconstruction of the case that is keeping people busy. According to the newspaper, the Dutch judiciary plays at least a dubious role in the run-up to his arrest.
The Criminal Suppression Division (CSD) is looking for 199 individuals suspected of money laundering, as well as other crimes such as human trafficking and drug trafficking.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) will prosecute Johan van Laarhoven, who is currently detained in a Thai cell, and three other executives of coffee shop chain The Grass Company in connection with fraud, money laundering, fraud and participation in a criminal organization. Van Laarhoven's brother has also been summoned, as well as a 57-year-old man from Tilburg and an equally old man from Bladel
The Dutch Johan van Laarhoven, convicted of money laundering from the cannabis trade, has not received a reduced sentence on appeal. His sentence was reduced on paper from 103 to 75 years, but he must serve 11 years. Just like the previous conviction. Only his wife's sentence was reduced from 7 years to 4 years and XNUMX months.
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) warns the public against the so-called 'lending' of their own bank accounts and debit cards to people they have come into contact with through advertisements on Facebook. These fraudsters promise compensation or high interest for this. In reality, it usually involves money laundering.
John van den Heuvel calls the Van Laarhoven case 'a crazy farce'
According to the well-known Telegraaf reporter John van den Heuvel, the case of drug trafficker Johan van Laarhoven is taking on crazy forms. In today's column, he says that the Van Laarhoven family is not only good at selling drugs, but also has a sophisticated PR strategy to get the Brabant coffee shop owner released.
News from Thailand – August 13, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Thai Airways cuts transport allowances for staff
• Amlo wants to punish money smuggling more severely
• Most news in three separate postings
News from Thailand – June 24, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Phone bill of 200.000 baht waived
• 500 baht for photo of anti-coup protest
• Three tons of drugs will go up in smoke on Thursday
News from Thailand – June 19, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Railways oppose minivans at Makkasan
• People sometimes smoke in non-smoking areas
• Bangkok Post: Honeymoon junta is over
The Abbot of Khantitham Forest Monastery in Si Sa Ket, Luang Pu Nen Kham Chittako, is suspected of money laundering. In ten of the abbot's and monks' sixteen bank accounts, transactions amounting to 200 million baht take place every day.
News from Thailand – June 23, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Thailand removed from list of risk countries for money laundering and terrorist financing
• Tobacco Monopoly sees potential in e-cigarettes
• Yingluck about reduced rice guarantee price: We have no choice
News from Thailand – February 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Bangkok Post survey: Most people prefer to squat
• Ariya (17) misses LPGA golf trophy
• This weekend 29 bombings and arson attacks in South