Pattanapon “DJ Man” Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan “Baitoey” Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online Ponzi fraud.
Investigators charged the couple with colluding to obtain loans to defraud, public fraud and putting false information into a computer system.
The couple denied all charges and said they would provide evidence to counter them and submit supporting documents to the DSI investigators on Sept 30.
The celebrity couple previously took to Facebook on Aug 20 to say they had never persuaded anyone to invest in Forex-3D, and were not listed as business partners in Forex-3D Co.
In 2019, the DSI summoned the couple to clarify their connection to the man allegedly behind Forex-3D, Apiruk Kothi, who is accused of a multi-billion-baht fraud.
Forex-3D claimed to be an online dealer in foreign exchange, with a flashy website, but was unlisted and operated as a Ponzi scheme.
Last month, actress Savika, “Pinky” Chaiyadej, 36, her mother and her brother were indicted and denied bail on charges of operating the scam, which allegedly cheated thousands of people out of about 2 billion baht.
About 9,000 complainants have so far registered with the DSI. Checks found that nobody had implicated a TV actor in the scheme, acting Sub Lt Thanakrit told reporters, without mentioning the person’s name.
Acting Sub Lt Thanakrit urged any other damaged parties to file complaints.
Credit Bangkok Post
