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California ex-con entrepreneur arrested in Thai kidnap case
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL , Associated Press
May 20, 2021
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1of3In this Saturday, May 15, 2021, photo, American Louis William Ziskin, center, is escorted by police at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok, Thailand. Police said Thursday, May 20, 2021, they are pursuing more suspects in the alleged kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman for which Ziskin, an American entrepreneur with a criminal past and two other men have already been arrested. The case involves a disputed business deal for the purchase of nitrile gloves, which are essential PPE supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.APShow MoreShow Less
BANGKOK, Thailand
Police in Thailand said Thursday they were pursuing more suspects in the kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman in which an L.A. ex-convict-turned-entrepreneur 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 COVID-19 pandemic.
Louis William Ziskin, 51, the CEO of a Los Angeles-based tech company who was convicted of drug-smuggling in 2001, was arrested Saturday along with Jeremy Hughes Manchester, identified as a former U.S. Marine, and a Thai man. Five additional suspects in the case are from the U.S. and Israel, said police Col. Netiwit Thanasithnitikul of Thailand’s Crime Suppression Division.
Ziskin and Manchester have denied the charges, which include kidnapping, attempted murder, assault and being part of a criminal gang. Both are free on bail but must wear tracking devices at all times and not leave Thailand.
Ziskin replied to an email query from The Associated Press, and in a series of exchanges indicated the accounts given by Thai police were misleading and that he has evidence that will exonerate him of wrongdoing.
Netiwit said the case resulted from a business deal gone sour between Ziskin and the company for which the Taiwanese man worked. Ziskin accused the company of cheating by selling him substandard nitrile gloves for almost $3 million.