Bangkok Post
MP and actor among 34 targeted for forex scam prosecution
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People’s Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu and actor Rattapoom Tokongsup are among 34 suspects the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking to indict in a high-profile foreign-exchange scam case.
Key facts
- People’s Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu and actor Rattapoom Tokongsup are among 34 suspects the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking to indict in a high-profile foreign-exchange scam case.
- DSI officials on Thursday brought a 40,348-page dossier on their investigation to public prosecutors at the Office of the Attorney-General in Bangkok.
- The suspects — 24 individuals and 10 companies — face multiple charges, including fraud-related borrowing, operating unlicensed securities brokerage and derivatives businesses, importing false information into computer systems and
- The reference was to 28 million baht in income the MP reportedly earned from QRS Global Co, one of the firms suspected of receiving money from forex scam victims.
Summary
DSI officials on Thursday brought a 40,348-page dossier on their investigation to public prosecutors at the Office of the Attorney-General in Bangkok.
The suspects — 24 individuals and 10 companies — face multiple charges, including fraud-related borrowing, operating unlicensed securities brokerage and derivatives businesses, importing false information into computer systems and conspiracy to commit money laundering.