the billionaires club

The allegations amount to a rare attack on an ultra-rich company that dominates Thailand's duty-free industry and is run by one of the kingdom's most well-connected billionaires.

We have a relationship of 18 years since he arrived at the club and I always try to share with him things I'm thinking, he loves to be part of it and he wanted to be part of it."

When he purchased the Sampson Cay, which is among the 365 islands in the Exuma chain in The Bahamas, he used it for business purposes. The Sampson Cay Club, which boasted five villas and a marina, used to thrive on the island.