The lawyers of the 18 suspects in the iCon Group case stated that Min Pechaya and two others are seeking release on bail with a sum of 3 million baht (approximately $90,000 USD). Previously, the Criminal Court had rejected the bail request of the group related to the fraud case.
According to the Bangkok Post, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is listing the suspects facing fraud charges (also known as the multi-level marketing crime) in the iCon Group case.
Yuthana Phraedam, the Acting Secretary-General, said that the DSI is cooperating with the Consumer Protection Board and the Office of Financial Policy to accelerate the investigation of the multi-level marketing fraud suspects.
Mr. Yuthana said the DSI officials are investigating the sales figures of the iCon Group. The interrogators will meet to finalize the list of suspects involved in the case. The Acting Secretary-General of the DSI affirmed that the agency has sufficient evidence for a series of charges.
A representative of the Department of Special Investigation said that Withoon Keng-ngan, the lawyer of the iCon Group CEO, is planning to bring in 20 witnesses out of a total of 2,400 people who want to share information with the DSI.
Regarding the status of the 18 suspects, including actress Min Pechaya, who are currently detained, Mr. Withoon said they are “adapting” to the prison conditions, are not stressed, and are mostly concerned about their families.
The lawyer also said that the suspects are seeking release on bail with a sum of 3 million baht (nearly $90,000 USD) after the Criminal Court rejected the 2 million baht ($60,000 USD) bail request of three famous actors.
By the end of October, about 10,000 people had filed complaints with the national police, with preliminary statistics showing victims suffered losses of around 2.41 billion baht (around $71,555,000 USD) due to the multi-level marketing fraud.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reassured the public that the case related to the iCon Group is being handled. She said the DSI are continuing to cooperate with the Royal Thai Police (RTP), noting that the police should provide all necessary information about the case to the DSI, without any delays in the investigation process.
Previously, the Anti-Money Laundering Office and the Central Investigation Bureau had checked the financial records of the 18 suspects in the fraud case, particularly MC Kan, actor Yuranunt “Boss Sam” Pamornmontri, and actress Pechaya “Boss Min” Wattanamontree, and discovered many irregularities.
Actress Min Pechaya, who previously held a press conference denying involvement in the fraud scheme, is said to have received 9 transfers totaling 11.39 million baht (approximately $350,000). In 2023, she received 7 transfers totaling 8.54 million baht. This year, she continued to receive two transfers of 2.84 million baht in fraudulent funds.
Source: K14
