Teacher Sentenced Six Months for False Lottery Fraud Report
A teacher and accomplice were sentenced to six months in prison for filing false lottery fraud reports to police in 2017, falsely accusing an innocent person of theft.
On July 6, 2025, the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road held a verdict hearing in case no. 3448/2567 involving teacher Naypreecha Khrai Khruan and Ratanaphon Supathip, both accused of jointly filing false statements and lodging false reports causing harm to others. The prosecution alleged that between November 2-28, 2017, the two defendants conspired to file false information with investigating officer Lt. Jirayut Chatchrinthrakul of Kanchanaburi City Police.
The defendant claimed to have purchased five government lottery tickets (numbers ending in 726) for the November 1, 2017 draw, which he stated were missing after ticket number 533726 won the first prize. He filed a complaint and the second defendant testified as a witness. Later, defendant one claimed to have purchased five lottery tickets with winning numbers totaling 30 million baht from a third party, alleging they were stolen by victim Lt. Chruay Wimun.
The court found that in reality, on October 31, 2017, defendant one had never purchased those specific lottery tickets from defendant two. By falsely reporting these claims to police and the victim, the two defendants conspired to have an innocent person prosecuted for theft. Both were convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment.
