Australian Expat Lawyer & Accused Scammer Robert Holmes Is Said To Have Moved From Thailand To Cambodia

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Where would you guess Robert Holmes is hiding in Cambodia?

Phnom Penh
1
8%
Siem Reap
1
8%
Sihanoukville
4
31%
Battambang
0
No votes
Kampot
2
15%
Poipet
0
No votes
Who cares, he's a top bloke
5
38%
 
Total votes: 13
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Australian Expat Lawyer & Accused Scammer Robert Holmes Is Said To Have Moved From Thailand To Cambodia

Post by General Mackevili »

Sounds like Robert Holmes was a lawyer (barrister) on the defense team for the Burmese workers accused of murdering Hannah Witheridge and David Miller (and also also raping Hannah) on Koh Tao back in September 2014, and has been accused of stealing donated money for that case.

He is said to be hiding in Cambodia and have a serious gambling problem.

If I had to guess, my money is on Sihanoukville. Image

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"Hello is anybody sees this man Robert Holmes please pm me , he is a scammer and has gambling problem and owes money he stole for donations in thailand thanks
If anybody see this person Robert Holmes an aussie fraudster please pm me, he owes money in thailand and has a big gambling problem, dont trust him, google his name he has done time in australia for fraud thanks
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KOH TAO MURDERS – DEFENCE TEAM ADVISED BY NOTORIOUS AUSSIE CONMAN

"Brisbane barrister sought over $1m fraud”:  That was the front page headline of an article that appeared in The Courier-Mail on Friday, 29 January 1988..."

http://www.samuitimes.com/koh-tao-murde ... ie-conman/

http://www.samuitimes.com/the-koh-tao-m ... -years-on/

It also appears that Andrew Drummond doesn't agree with everything reported in The Samui Times online newspaper:

http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2016/07/ ... r.html?m=1
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Post by phuketrichard »

another option;
who gives a shit.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Kampot has 2 votes! Ouch.
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Post by cptrelentless »

If you're a known gambler hide somewhere with no casinos. Nobody will notice you up Bokor mountain if you need a fix. Maybe even Kep. I think it's unlikely he'll be too far away from a casino, unless he's playing cards with the village women for 100 riels.
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He's probably in Việt Nam already. They have plenty of casinos and it is easier to go unnoticed.
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This was posted on the net 10 days ago in Expats and Locals Living in SHV. 19 January, the same poster says that Holmes is being sought by both Australian and Thai police.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of one Brisbane barrister...
Robert John Holmes, 37, of Aspley, is being sought by police in relation to fraud of more than $800,000 [AUD] involving legal companies, banks, finance and credit card companies.
A warrant was issued for his arrest last month. It is believed Holmes left Australia between Christmas and New Year's Day last year...
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