Key suspect in alleged Bt800m bitcoin scam arrested

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Key suspect in alleged Bt800m bitcoin scam arrested

By The Nation

 

 

Parinya Jaravijit, a key suspect in an alleged Bt800-million bitcoin investment scam, was arrested on Thursday night at Suvarnabhumi Airport when he arrived back in Thailand.
 

Parinya - who maintains his innocence - was taken to Ratchadapisek Criminal Court on Friday to apply for his first 12-day detention period (October 12-23). Police objected his bail release on the grounds that he was a flight risk and that the case has caused considerable damages.

Parinya's relatives and his lawyer had prepared assets worth Bt20 million to apply for his bail release.

 

The 35-year-old Parinya, who facing two charges of colluding in money-laundering and colluding in fraud, was apprehended as he was going through the Suvarnabhumi International Airport's Immigration Police checkpoint at 11.30pm. He was then interrogated at the CSD head office throughout the night with his lawyer present.

 

CSD deputy chief Pol Colonel Chakrit Sawasdee said that Immigration Police in the US denied Parinya's entry as his passport was revoked, so he was forced to return to Thailand.

 

Parinya, along with other family members, including his younger siblings – actor Jirapisit “Boom” Jaravijit, Thanasit Jaravijit and Supitcha – are suspects in the fraud case.

 

Police say the actors and relatives' bank accounts showed millions of baht in deposits reportedly derived from the conversion of the cryptocurrency units transferred by Finnish owner Aarni Saarimaa for bogus investments in Thai stocks and other assets.

 

Initially, the suspects in the case included businessman Chakris Ahmad and well-known stock investor Prasit Srisuwan, both of whom maintained their innocence. But the damaged person later dropped the charges against the two men following settlement talks in September.

 

According to Chakrit, Parinya's parents, Suwit and Lertchatkamon Jaravijit, were summoned to hear the charge of colluding in money-laundering on October 17.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30356320

 

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

CSD deputy chief Pol Colonel Chakrit Sawasdee said that Immigration Police in the US denied Parinya's entry as his passport was revoked, so he was forced to return to Thailand.

 

Wow, that was quick.. Passport revocation of a Thai citizen???? And one not even convicted of a crime as yet?

 

How many other scumbag, influential criminals have fled Thailand and managed to live and travel abroad just fine because the Thai authorities didn't seize their passports while they were in Thailand after facing charges, and/or then didn't do anything about their passports after they fled the country?

 

And yet for this guy, somehow they manage to revoke his passport?  Better be careful, or people might ask, why haven't you do the same thing for a few other well known criminals on the run....

 

[thaichiro]

In Thailand there appears to be no separation between civil and criminal cases. If you can negotiate a settlement, the criminal case goes away too. How convenient.

[bristolgeoff]

His passport revoked just like a few others who paid a lot for another one.they were charged but are still free and everyone knows where they are

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[Ulic]

Funny how this guy gets his passport revoked, barred from entering the US and returned to Thailand and the RedBull heir is off gallivanting around the world living the high-life.

[SOTIRIOS]

...the 'take' was 800 million baht...???

...I thought I had read much more...in foreign currency....???

 

...regardless....they are only willing to 'give up' 20 million for bail....???

 

....pretty telling....

 

...jeez...