$100 million New Jersey deli fugitive Peter Coker Jr. agrees to extradition to U.S. from Thailand
Publishing timestamp: 2023-01-20 21:38:54
Summary
Peter Coker Jr., a former fugitive wanted on criminal stock manipulation charges related to a money-losing New Jersey deli, has agreed to be extradited from Thailand to the United States. He was arrested last week by Thai police in Phuket, and is being held in Bangkok jail for the next several weeks before his expected extradition. The charges relate to two publicly traded companies, Hometown International and E-Waste. Coker Jr. had served as chairman of Hometown International. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey, which is prosecuting the case, confirmed Coker Jr.'s apprehension in Thailand.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/new-jersey-deli-fugitive-peter-coker-jr-agrees-to-extradition.html