A New York state assemblyman and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are among four people facing fraud charges in Cambodia. Siv served as ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush. Republican Assemblyman William Nojay, former ambassador Sichan Siv and two others are accused of obtaining a $1 million investment for their rice-exporting company, then shutting the company down. The other two defendants are Richer San, a Cambodian-American community leader, and Thomas Willens, former head of a non-profit in Cambodia. Nojay tells the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester ( http://on.rocne.ws/29p6AM6 ) he expects to be exonerated.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2016 19:52 UTC