Announcement comes in the week that trial was to have begun in Los Angeles of "Rescue Dawn" producer Gerald Green and his wife Patricia, on charges of making bribes to secure management contracts to run the festival. Trial was postponed on Feb 1 until September.

The FBI affidavit detailing the scam does not name the recipient of more than $900,000  in bribes, but clearly identifies her as the then-governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and president of the festival, Siriwan.

          Col. Piyawat Kingket, commander of DSI's Special Crime Office, said his agency will submit reports on the alleged bribery payments to Siriwan to the Office of the National Counter Corruption Commission, Thai news agency MCOT reported.

Co-owners of Los Angeles-based Film Festival Management, the Greens were arrested Dec. 17 and indicted Jan. 17. Each is charged with one count of conspiracy to bribe a foreign public official in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and six substantive counts of violating the FCPA.  

          The DSI was given a limited time to investigate the Siriwan and other corruption cases. The NCCC could choose move to trial, drop the case or launch a fuller investigation if it feels necessary.

The Greens pleaded not guilty to all the charges and were released on bail pending the trial. Siriwan has also proclaimed her innocence and threatened to sue the FBI.