Chamoy Thipyaso

Chamoy Thipyaso (Thai: ชม้อย ทิพย์โส; RTGS: Chamoi Thipso; born 27 November 1940) is a former employee of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand. She is known for receiving the world's longest prison sentence (not of lifetime imprisonment) at 141,078 years for her involvement in a pyramid scheme that defrauded more than 16,000 Thais and is estimated to have been worth between $200 million and $301 million.

Chamoy Thipyaso
Born (1940-11-27) 27 November 1940
Thailand
Criminal status
  • Convicted 1989
  • Released 1993
Criminal chargePyramid scheme
Penalty141,078 years
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