The Immigration Bureau Investigation Unit 3 has expanded its investigation into the 'Fake Father' network that falsely registered foreign children as Thai nationals. The case connects two families, with four suspects already summoned for legal proceedings. A man from Udon Thani claimed he took pity and acted as the father for children from two Chinese families without receiving any payment.
On 19 Aug 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonyalaksom, Commander of the Immigration Bureau, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Panthana Nuchnarat, Deputy Commander, instructed Pol. Maj. Gen. Songprod Sirisukha, Commander of Immigration Bureau 3, along with Pol. Col. Suriya Puangsomboon, Chief of Investigation Unit 3, and his team, to crack down on the 'Fake Father' network involved in fraudulent civil registration and forged official documents.
Pol. Col. Prinya Klinkesorn, Deputy Commander of Immigration Bureau 3, said the case began when investigators found suspicious behavior involving several Chinese nationals in Chonburi and Bangkok applying for temporary residence by claiming to care for Thai-national children.
They investigated the relationship between applicants and the Thai individuals listed as the children's fathers on birth certificates. Authorities gathered evidence and expanded the inquiry to verify facts and take legal action against those involved.
On 14 Jul 2026 GMT+7, the investigation team intensified its probe, interviewing witnesses and collecting DNA samples from fathers, mothers, and children. They found false information was submitted to government officials or civil registrars to unjustly obtain legal benefits.
Four people are involved: Ms. Huang Weina, 38, Chinese national; Mr. Yuelong Lai, 40, Chinese national; Ms. Wang Yun, 42, Chinese national; and Mr. Pradung Srisakhon, 53, from Udon Thani Province.
Mr. Pradung registered two girls' births with the civil registrar in Sriracha District, Chonburi Province, and one boy in Khan Na Yao District, Bangkok, claiming to be the father. DNA results confirmed he was not the biological father of these children born to Chinese women.
Further investigation revealed Mr. Pradung had been submitting false paternity information to the registrar for over nine years: the first girl, then an eight-year-old boy, and lastly a three-year-old girl.
The investigation unit issued summonses for all four suspects to face charges of jointly providing false statements to officials, causing false information to be recorded in official documents, using forged government documents, and conspiring to unlawfully register births on 18 Aug 2026 GMT+7.
Initially, Mr. Pradung claimed he had known the Chinese group for a long time and took pity on them, so he accepted being the father for the two families' children without any compensation. Police are continuing to investigate whether others are involved in this network.