Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
AmCham said a law firm is reviewing suspect transactions after a former board member allegedly received $300,000 through channels outside the chamber's accounts.
- On Thursday, Myanmar authorities detained American businessman Adam Castillo at a Yangon airport upon his return from an international book tour, according to sources close to the case.
- Castillo recently published *Finding Our Voice*, a memoir detailing his 2021 coup experiences, where he criticized United States sanctions policy as ineffective and advocated for increased business engagement.
- On Friday, a court remanded Castillo in custody for two weeks, alleging breach of trust regarding property—a crime punishable by up to a decade in prison.
- The State Department confirmed awareness of the detention but cited privacy concerns, while the military-backed government did not respond to requests for comment.
- Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar has endured civil war and military-run elections, with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president this year in a transition democracy watchdogs dismissed as military rebranding.
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American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been detained in Yangon. The organization has investigated suspicious financial transactions by ex-board members. Adam Castillo, founder of AGS Myanmar, was detained Thursday at Yangon International Airport. The…
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Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been detained in Yangon. The organization has investigated suspicious financial transactions by ex-board members.
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about 2021 coup – sources
YANGON, Myanmar—An American consultant and author of a memoir on Myanmar‘s 2021 coup is being detained in the country, two sources close to the case told AFP on Saturday. Security consultancy founder Adam Castillo recently printed a book detailing his work in the business community through Myanmar‘s military putsch, which saw much of the foreign community quit the country. Castillo — a former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myan…
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AlKhaleej TodayEx-US chambers chief held in Myanmar after book criticising junta and US sanctions policy
Adam Castillo's book criticised Myanmar military and US sanctions policyUS State Department aware of reports of detention BANGKOK, June 13 — An American businessman who wrote a book about living through a military coup in Myanmar was detained on his return to the South-east Asian nation on Thursday, according to two people briefed on the matter.Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon wh…
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