
Tech CEO, ex-US Marine arrested in Thailand over plot to kidnap Taiwanese businessman – South China Morning Post
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Police in Thailand said on Thursday they were pursuing more suspects in the kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman in which an American entrepreneur with a criminal past and two other men have been arrested. The case involves a business dispute over the purchase of nitrile gloves – critical personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.Louis William Ziskin, the CEO of a Los Angeles-based tech company, and Jeremy Hughes Manchester, identified as a former US Marine, were arrested…Read More
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