Published on Jul 29, 2016 
 
 BANGKOK — A Japanese man who police say had his face reconstructed to evade capture for a decade was arrested Wednesday in Bangkok. 
 
 
 
 Yasuo Tsubaki, 62, wanted by Japanese authorities since 2007 for allegedly fleecing his company of 4 billion baht worth of securities fraud, was nabbed at the Immigration office on Wednesday evening when he tried to renew his visa, authorities said. 
 
 
 
 “All members in his gang were arrested except Mr. Yasuo, who fled to Thailand 10 years ago,” national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda announced Friday. 
 
 
 
 Chakthip described the lengths Tsubaki went to avoid arrest for a decade. 
 
 
 
 “He had a ‘Face/Off’ surgery, so that no one would recognize his face,” he said, referring to the 1997 action film helmed by John Woo. 
 
 
 
 Chakthip said from 2001 to 2005, Yasuo and his alleged accomplices handled stock speculation for their firm, during which time they embezzled 12 billion yen (roughly 4 billion baht). 
 
 
 
 A court in Japan’s Saitama prefecture in 2007 issued a warrant for Tsubaki’s arrest. Japanese police later alerted Thai police, Chakthip said, after determining he had gone into hiding in here. 
 
 
 
 Police said Tsubaki had been living on a retirement visa, which was to expire in September. The Immigration Bureau said he was arrested Wednesday when he went to renew it at the Chaeng Wattana Government Complex. 
 
 
 
 No details were given as to when he would be extradited to Japan. 

 BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese lawyer whom police say altered his appearance through plastic surgery to escape arrest for an alleged stock share manipulation scheme more than a decade ago has been captured, Thai police said Friday. 
 
 Thailand's Immigration Bureau announced that Yasuo Tsubaki, sought by Japanese authorities for securities fraud amounting to more than 12 billion yen ($116 million) from 2001-2005, was arrested when he sought to renew Thai visa on Wednesday. He fled to Thailand in 2007. 
 
 Displaying old and new photos of the 62-year-old Tsubaki, police alleged that after his escape, the fugitive had altered his appearance through plastic surgery, likening him to the characters in the 1997 movie "Face/Off." He has been living in an apartment in a suburb of Bangkok. 
 
 Tsubaki and his alleged accomplices bought shares in the electric testing equipment company for which he worked, OHT Inc., to drive up their price, then sold them to make a profit, a scam popularly known as "pump and dump." 

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– A Japanese lawyer who police say altered his appearance through plastic surgery to escape arrest for an alleged stock share manipulation scheme more than a decade ago has been captured, Thai police said Friday. Thailand's Immigration Bureau announced that Yasuo Tsubaki, sought by Japanese authorities for securities fraud amounting to more than $116 million from 2001 to 2005, was arrested when he sought to renew his Thai visa on Wednesday, the AP reports. He fled to Thailand in 2007. Displaying old and new photos of the 62-year-old Tsubaki, police alleged that after his escape, the fugitive had altered his appearance through plastic surgery, likening him to the characters in the 1997 movie Face/Off. A police rep says immigration officials became suspicious when they noticed Tsubaki's face didn't match his passport photo and checked his profile, which is when they discovered a Japanese warrant for his arrest, the Bangkok Post notes. Tsubaki has been living in an apartment in a suburb of Bangkok and used a cellphone number and bank accounts that were under the names of various Thai citizens. Tsubaki and his alleged accomplices bought shares in OHT Inc., the electric testing equipment company for which he worked, to drive up their price, then sold them to make a profit, a scam popularly known as "pump and dump." Tsubaki is set to be sent back to Japan on Monday.