Gerald and Patricia Green, convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, of paying bribes to Juthamas Siriwan were ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution as part of their September 10, 2010 Amended Judgment. The Judgment does not indicate the recipients of the restitution, but the Government's sentencing memorandum requested that the court "inpose restitution to Thailand of $1,822,494 on defendants jointly and severally." (Source: U.S. v. Green, Case No. 2:08-cr-00059-GW (C.D. Cal.), Government's Supplemental Sentencing Memorandum for Defendants Gerald Green and Patricia Green and Exhibit E (Letter by the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand regarding their investigation of the Juthamas Siriwan bribery case), both filed on March 12, 2010; Government's Combined Sentencing Position for Defendants Gerald Green and Patricia Green filed January 14, 2010.)
The Greens were also ordered to pay a money judgment of $1,049,465 and their share in their company Artist Design Corp's Defined Benefit Plan.
According to the Joint Status Report and Indictment filed by Thai Special Prosecutor (Exh A in Thai and Exh B in English translation), Ms. Siriwan has been charged with violations of Thai laws pertaining to conduct of Thai officials and the Criminal Code pertaining to acceptance of bribery. The US criminal case against Ms. Siriwan is ongoing as of May 22, 2016. (Source: US v. Siriwan, Case No. 2:09-cr-81 (C.D. Cal), Joint Status Report of the Parties filed on October 13, 2015 and Exhibits A and B; Court Docket Report as of May 22, 2016.)
In the jurisdiction of asset recovery (United States), the investigative agency was the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The prosecuting authority/civil attorney(s) was the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California; Department of Justice.
The court involved was the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The contributing factors in this asset recovery were, unknown if Thailand was recipient of restitution ordered in the Greens' case, but US Sentencing Memorandum submitted to the court in January 2010 stated that "Restitution to Thailand of bribe amounts is discretionary under federal statute, but is necessary to comply with U.S. treaty obligations and to serve the ends of justice." (Source: U.S. v. Green, Case No. 2:08-cr-00059-GW (C.D. Cal), Government's Combined Sentencing Position for Defendants Gerald Green and Patricia Green filed January 14, 2010.)
Judgment under appeal; restitution ($250,000 - joint and several liability; $1,049, 465 plus shares in Artist Design Corp Defined Benefit Plan; Unspecified in judgment how much, if any, restitution may be given to Thailand]
Legal basis for international cooperation was cooperation in investigation but mechanism was unknown.
| Document Title | Size and Format | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siriwan US CDCA Status Rept Mar 10 2014 1 | 27.78 KB pdf | Court document | Download |
| Siriwan US CDCA Status Exhibit A Filed Mar 10 2014 0 | 697.86 KB pdf | Court document | Download |
| Siriwan CDCA Joint Stip Exhibit Nov 19 2014 | 70.12 KB pdf | Media article | Download |
| Siriwan CDCA Joint Stipulation Sept14 2015 | 45.2 KB pdf | Court document | Download |
| Siriwan CDCA Joint Stipulation Sept 14 2015 | 45.2 KB pdf | Court document | Download |
| Government's Supplemental Sentencing Memorandum for Defendants Gerald Green and Patricia Green and Exhibit E (Lette... | 13.11 MB pdf | Court document | Download |
| Government's Combined Sentencing Position for Defendants Gerald Green and Patricia Green filed January 14, 2010 | 2.49 MB pdf | Court document | Download |
| U.S. v. Siriwan, et al., Case No. 2:09-CR-00081 (C.D. Cal.), Indictment filed January 28, 2009 | 41.75 KB pdf | Court document | Download |