Fugitive in Case of $100 Million NJ Deli Arrested in Thailand

A fugitive charged with securities fraud over a New Jersey deli once valued at more than $100 million was arrested in Thailand at the request of US authorities.

Peter Coker Jr. was taken into custody on Jan. 11, according to Matthew Reilly, a spokesperson for the New Jersey US Attorney’s office. The Bangkok Post, which previously reported the arrest, said Coker was staying in a hotel room in the Thalang district of Thailand’s Phuket province.

He was charged in September along with his father, Peter L. Coker Sr., and another man, James T. Patten, with using accounts they controlled to ...