Peerachet Thipdoonngam/Thailand/Conspiracy To Commit Sex Trafficking, Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering

Los Angeles-based Enforcement and Removal Operations officers arrested 65-year-old Thai national Peerachet Thipdoonngam on December 1 as part of a targeted operation against criminal noncitizens.

Thipdoonngam has prior federal convictions for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit money laundering arising from his role in a large international Thai sex trafficking enterprise that exploited women in brothels across multiple U.S. cities.​

Court records describe him as one of the organization’s money launderers responsible for moving illicit proceeds through bank accounts and funneling cash from the United States back to Thailand, helping sustain the trafficking scheme.

Because his record involves both sex trafficking and sophisticated financial crimes, ICE has designated him a high‑priority offender for removal, and he is currently held in immigration custody in Los Angeles pending deportation proceedings.