Vorapak previously served as an executive at Krungthai Bank, before joining the Anutin Charnvirakul Cabinet in September 2025.[4] According to Whale Hunting, Vorapak was previously listed as an adviser to Cambodian bank BIC group, which allegedly has ties to a money laundering network.[4]
In late September 2025, the Whale Hunting newsletter written by journalist Tom Wright published that that Vorapak and his wife, Kanokporn Tanyawong, were connected to a cybercrime hub network in Cambodia.[5][6] The newsletter made allegations that Kanokporn had been paid $3 million in cryptocurrency to a Chinese-Cambodian criminal network led by South African fixer Benjamin Mauerberger that Vorapak was previously tasked with investigation as a member of a government committee.[7] The $3 million was cited from signed corporate filings in Singapore.[4]
On 21 October 2025, Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul requested Vorapak provide a written response to allegations, while also denying reports that Vorapak had been named to lead Thailand's new anti-scam committee.[8]
Vorapak resigned on 22 October 2025.[5] He denied the allegations, and stated that he planned to file a defamation lawsuit.[5][9] Later on 22 October 2025, Anutin stated he would not fill the vacancy created by Vorapak's resignation.[10]
Following his resignation, opposition lawmakers called for an investigation into Vorapak's activities.[11]
On 25 March 2026, Whale Hunting published an article focused on Vorapak's son Kant, who has posted photos of himself on social media traveling on Mauerberger's Gulfstream and vacationing on his superyacht.[12]
