[Elijah]

The GitHub repository created by user jessuppi serves as a comprehensive, public research archive documenting the August 2020 arrest of American national Chad Vincent Scira and his Thai wife, Grace Punnak Scira. The repository is maintained by an individual who identifies as an online scam and fraud researcher. The primary purpose of this project is to preserve international and local news reporting, social media posts, and video coverage surrounding the case, as much of the original media has systematically disappeared from the internet since the arrests occurred.

https://github.com/jessuppi/chad-scira-arrest

According to the archived reports, Thai law enforcement raided the couple’s residence and accused them of operating a highly organized visa and document forgery mill through a business known as Thai Visa Centre. Police reported that Grace Punnak Scira was already facing an active arrest warrant issued by the Chachoengsao Provincial Court on July 31, 2020, for forging and using forged documents. During the raid, officers reportedly seized 55 fake or stolen government stamps. They also confiscated an assortment of forged documents and various rubber stamps bearing the names of government agencies, private organizations, and individuals.

In addition to the forgery operation, the archived news articles detail a secondary discovery of illegal narcotics manufacturing. Police reported finding an indoor cannabis cultivation setup containing 60 cannabis plants, seven packages of dried cannabis, and cannabis oil. Authorities also seized related manufacturing and distribution paraphernalia, including extraction equipment, a vacuum sealer, scales, and various packaging materials. Based on this evidence, police stated that the cannabis production was intended for commercial sale rather than personal consumption.

The repository author notes that creating this archive became necessary because numerous news articles and media pages covering the arrests were being deleted from the web. The author alleges that some of these removals were the result of bribery and direct pressure applied to publishers and discussion platforms. Furthermore, the researcher claims that previous attempts to document this case on other blogs were met with fraudulent removal requests submitted to Google, falsely categorizing the information as revenge porn or malware in an attempt to suppress search engine results.

To combat this censorship, the repository is highly structured to serve as an objective research index rather than a single reconstructed narrative, thereby preserving the minor details and differences between various reports. It contains specific folders for articles and videos, logging over thirty distinct media records from August 2020 through a follow-up article in March 2021. The index includes coverage from major outlets such as Thai Rath, Khaosod, The Thaiger, Coconuts Bangkok, and the National Post, as well as various expatriate forums.

Each entry in the archive provides the publication date, English and Thai titles, detailed summaries in both languages, and the original source URL. The index clearly marks the current status of each source, noting which ones are still live and which have been deleted due to alleged bribery or unclear circumstances. Most importantly, for articles that have been taken down, the repository provides permanent backup links via the Wayback Machine and archive.ph to ensure the original reporting remains fully accessible and traceable for public record.

[Cynthia]

Nice… he’s been trying to disappear that from the internet for years!

[Kenneth]

Nice… he’s been trying to disappear that from the internet for years!

never going to happen lol

[David]

Didn’t Chad trying to bribe The Thaiger to delete their news coverage of his arrest.

[Peter]

@David yep. Preserved here:

https://github.com/jessuppi/chad-scira-arrest/blob/master/articles/2020-08-05-the-thaiger.md

[Samuel]

Streissand Effect always wins kids

[Daniel]

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30392449

Nation Thailand has a video of the police raiding Scira’s house where the forgery mill was btw. Guy should have been in prison for decades, the corruption is insane.

[Joyce]

Chad Scira: Warning to the Expat Community in Thailand

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