UPDATE #2
Thailand’s Criminal Court summoned famous actress “Pinky” and 23 other defendants in the Forex-3D fraud case to court today. Defendants gave testimony and the court examined evidence submitted by victims.
However, there are so many documents from victims that the court will need to reconvene on November 29, 2022, to make further progress in the case.
Among the 24 defendants who were summoned out of prison into court today include famous actress Savika “Pinky” Chaiyadej, her mother and brother, and CEO of Forex 3D Apirak Kotthi.
The defendants are accused of defrauding victims of an estimated 2,489,820,321 baht in total. All 24 were denied bail.
SOURCE: CH7
UPDATE #1
Famous actress “Pinky” faces up to 20 years in prison for fraud for her involvement in a Forex-3D “Ponzi” scam that defrauded over 14,000 victims. Pinky, her mother, and her brother are still detained as they await trial.
Committing fraud carries up to five years imprisonment for each victim in Thailand, causing speculation in Thai media that Pinky could face a 50,000-year prison sentence if she is found guilty of defrauding say, 10,000 victims.
However, Thai law stipulates that fraudsters can be imprisoned for a maximum of 20 years in Thailand, no matter the number of victims.
Pinky, her mother, and her brother are accused of committing fraud as well as other charges violating the Computer Crimes Act (2007). All three were denied bail.
SOURCE: Sanook
