Pattanapon “DJ Man” Minthakhin and singer-wife Suteewan “Baitoey” Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online Ponzi fraud, and were later released.
The celebrity couple met DSI investigators at 2pm, a day early. They had been summonsed to report on Thursday.
The investigators informed them of three charges –colluding in obtaining loans to defraud, public fraud and putting false information into a computer system in violation of laws on obtaining loans amounting to public fraud, under the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act.
The couple denied all charges and said they would provide facts to counter the charges and present documents to DSI investigators on Sept 30. After questioning, they were allowed to go home.
The DSI had summonsed the couple and two leading players in the Forex-3D scam to hear charges on Thursday.
The two others, who were family members, had sent a letter notifying the DSI that they could not report to investigators on Thursday as scheduled. They asked for a postponement…
