Thailand Bail Secures Acquittal in High-Profile Murder-for-Hire Case

Summary: Mr. Feng Hao Chang Found “Not Guilty” of Planning Murder; Other Defendants Sentenced to 21-27 Years in Thai Prison

On July 25, 2025, Thailand Bail achieved a landmark courtroom victory: the complete acquittal of Mr. Feng Hao Chang in one of Thailand’s most sensational murder-for-hire trials. While two co-defendants received lengthy prison sentences of 27 and 21 years, our client walked free, vindicated after nearly two years in detention.

A Case Straight Out of a Crime Drama

The case captured international attention as early as 2023, when Mr. Feng Hao Chang and two former Thai Navy SEALs were arrested. The alleged plot targeted his own son, his son’s mother, and their lawyer, amid a bitter family struggle for control of a lucrative electronics manufacturing empire valued at nearly $100 million USD.

The story had all the elements of a thriller – family infighting reminiscent of HBO’s Succession, amateur hitmen, and even weapons stockpiles. One Navy SEAL pled guilty on the first day of trial, attempting to pin the conspiracy on our client. Another had a history of violence, including a prior conviction for murder that had once earned him a life sentence.

Thailand Bail Secures Complete Acquittal for Drug Import Defendant on Appeal

At Thailand Bail, we are proud to stand by our clients through every step of their legal challenges, from the initial trial to the final verdict on appeal.

Recently, the second defendant in a high-profile criminal case in Thailand, was initially sentenced to life imprisonment by the Court of First Instance. Following this severe outcome, the family turned to Thailand Bail for guidance and support.

We were engaged to consult on the appeal process, carefully reviewing the trial court’s findings, the evidence, and the procedural issues that could be raised on appeal. Our team coordinated with the lead defense counsel to ensure that the appeal was strategically presented, with a focus on correcting the errors of the initial proceedings and fully protecting our client’s rights.

Thailand Bail Wins Massive 3.9 Metric Tonne Drug Case in Bangkok !

Today, 24 August 2020, Thailand Bail’s lawyers and international case managers are extremely happy to announce that after 16 months of case preparation and trial, the Criminal Court in Bangkok agreed with us, pronouncing our client “not guilty” (yok-fong) of all charges related to a massive 3.9 metric tonnes of methamphetamine precursor drugs exported from Bangkok to Sydney. Today’s judgment was a yok-fong judgment, which is the absolute best judgment a defendant can receive in a criminal case in Thailand. Facing the Court of First Instance’s stringent criteria for delivering a yok-fong judgment, the judges in this case examined the evidence and witnesses and ruled that our client was innocent. Our client

Money Laundering, Drug Dealing, and Bail: The Case of Benz Racing

In today’s Thailand Bail news posting, we focus on one of the most famous Thai cases of the past year – Benz Racing. Benz Racing, formally known as Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, was just freed on bail, after beating a charge related to drug trafficking but being convicted of money laundering. Benz Racing got eight (8) years for money laundering, which was on the more severe end of the possible ten (10) years in prison for the charge of money laundering. Had Benz Racing been convicted of supporting drug trafficking, he would have likely gotten twenty (20) years in prison, as did his two co-defendants in this case. The case was even more challenging, considering the infamous Laotian drug trafficker Xaysana was involved in the case, with Benz Racing allegedly laundering proceeds from the sale of drugs from Xaysana’s drug empire. The reason Read more

Thailand Bail Wins! Death Penalty Drug Case Dismissed for Our Client

On 28 September 2017, Thailand Bail’s lawyers got the result we have been fighting for during the last 16 months – a not guilty verdict for a huge 394,200 ya-ba pill drug case in the Bangkok Criminal Court. This is a landmark decision, since the death penalty was an option for the judges in this case. There were 8 defendants, and less than half of them had their cases dismissed, and this included our client. The other 5 defendants got the death penalty, reduced to life in prison. Thailand Bail has been defending clients in drug cases for many years, and have won a large percentage of the drug cases we take on. Bail was denied for our client, since the amount of drugs was so high, so it was not easy to complete our defense. However, after 16 months of work, we got the positive result we fought for. Our clients are extremely happy, as Read more

Thailand Bail Featured on RIA Novosti (Russian News)

On 12 August 2016, Thailand Bail was featured in an article by major Russian news company RIA Novosti, part of the RT group. The article highlights the work from Thailand Bail on a major Thailand – Russia – USA extradition case. Within the first day, thousands of people read this article, which was expertly written about the case of Dmitry Ukrainskiy, Russian national who was detained in Thailand pending an FBI investigation. Thailand Bail represents a wide variety of clients from many countries, including Russia and the United States. While we will not comment directly on cases that we are actively working on, we do encourage you to read the article. It is in the original Russian language below, as well as the translated version in English above the Russian Read more

Large Drug Case Win! Thailand Bail Wins Again in Bangkok Criminal Court (28 July 2015)

Thailand Bail has won its year-long drug case in the Bangkok Criminal Court today, bringing further validation to our strategy with seemingly impossible drug cases in Thailand. Ask any law firm in Thailand about their feelings for drug cases – many lawyers will not even accept drug cases because they are difficult. Other lawyers take on drug cases but do not know how to formulate a proper defense. Today’s win in the Ratchada court verifies the defense we put together for our client, a Russian national. For those who have drug cases Read more