Accountant Claims She Followed Orders in 172 Nominee Company Registrations
An accountant claims she unknowingly served as a nominee shareholder for 172 companies while following her supervisor's instructions at a law firm in Chachoengsao province.
An accountant who served as a nominee shareholder for 172 companies has claimed she was simply following her boss's instructions and was unaware of any legal violation. On July 17, Deputy Police Commissioner Samran Nuanma interrogated four Thai suspects in a foreign nominee network scheme involving land and house ownership in Chachoengsao province. The accountant, who worked for a law firm, said she had been registering companies under her name for over 10 years but couldn't recall the details due to the volume. She stated that her supervisor instructed her to register the companies, and she complied. Some registrations were done online using her own name, which she later became aware of. She noted that lawyers handling the legal work proceeded with the registrations without hesitation, leading her to believe nothing illegal was occurring. Her compensation consisted solely of her regular salary from the law firm. When questioned about whether she knew her name appeared as a nominee in 170 companies, she claimed ignorance due to the length of time involved and said she lacked the authority to remove her name because she was not a director. Although she had requested the companies remove her name, they refused because changing shareholders requires director status, which she did not possess.
