Japanese police wanted him for allegedly manipulating stock prices in Japan, the Thai police said. (Photo by Pawat Laopaisarntaksin)Police arrested a 62-year-old Japanese man a decade after he fled 4-billion-baht stock manipulation charges in Japan and allegedly had surgery to change his appearance. Kyodo News reported Mr Tsubaki was suspected of playing a leading role in the inflation of OHT's stock price by repeatedly issuing buy and sell orders. Mr Tsubaki admitted that he was wanted in his home country, the immigration chief said. Mr Tsubaki fled Japan immediately after the share price collapse.

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2016 08:25 UTC