Ex-mayor jailed over car (opens original article in a new tab)

A former mayor in Thailand was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for using a municipal vehicle for personal purposes and charging fuel expenses to the local authority over nearly a decade.

• Ex-mayor jailed for 7.5 years for misusing municipal vehicle for personal use
• Fuel expenses from vehicle use were reimbursed from municipality budget, causing 976,949.30 baht in losses
• Court ruled the conduct amounted to misuse of state assets for personal benefit