CIB forms a special inquiry team to probe WealthEver’s operations

[rooster59]

CIB forms a special inquiry team to probe WealthEver’s operations

 

The Central Investigation Bureau commissioner on Friday set up a special inquiry team to investigate the extent of the operations of WealthEver company suspected of operating a Ponzi scheme in the guise of a direct sale firm.

 

Led by CIB deputy commissioner Pol Maj-Gen Chavalit Sawaengpit, the team comprises representatives from tourist police, economic crime and technological crime police and ant Anti-Money Laundering Money Office.

 

The panel has scheduled to meet on Monday at the CSD headquarter.

 

Meanwhile, CSD police accompanied Ms Pasit Arinchalapit alias Sinsae Shogun, managing director of WealthEver, to the Criminal Court to seek court’s warrant to have her detained for further investigation.

 

Ms Pasit is facing public fraud charge for allegedly duping about 2,000 people subscribe memberships of WealthEver with an offer to buy a package tour to Japan during Songkran festival for just 10,000 baht. The victims were however stranded at Suvarnabhumi international airport on the night of April 11 because there were no flight bookings to Japan for WeathEver.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cib-forms-special-inquiry-team-probe-wealthevers-operations/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-04-15

[colinneil]

Why have they only now started investigating her.

Arrest warrants etc going back a few years, but only now looking into her scams.

[rooster59]

Anti-Money Laundering Office freezes Bt3 million of ‘Shogun’s assets

The nation

 

 

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has frozen Bt3 million in the bank accounts of fraud suspect Pasit “Shogun” Ariyalapit, with almost 400 victims of her alleged tour scam having filed complaints with police.

 

Pasit’s condominium, which was still under her name, has also been confiscated pending investigation, Pol Lt General Sutin Sappuang, chief of Crime Suppression police, said yesterฌday after meeting AMLO officials at his office. 

 

There had been rumours she had already transferred ownership of the condo to someone else.

 

The investigation has led police to believe that Pasit is the ringleader. 

 

Police and AMLO would seek to seize more assets so that funds can eventually be returned to the victims as compensation, Sutin said.

 

“As of now, almost 400 people who fell victim to the scam have already filed complaints with police, seeking legal action against Pasit. More are expected to folฌlow suit,” he said. 

 

Those living in the provinces could file complaints with tourism or regular police in their areas, he added.

 

More suspects are believed to be involved in the scam and police are collecting evidence to take out arrest warrants for them.

 

Pasit, the founder and chief execuฌtive of foodsupplement firm WealthEver, faces fraud charges after allegedly defrauding more than 1,000 people who were promised a threeday Songkran trip to Japan but were left stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday night.

 

Police arrested her in Ranong the next day after five of her relatives were taken in for questioning. 

 

Pol Lt General Thitirat Nonghanpitak, from Central Investigation police, said a team of police and AMLO agents had been set up for Pasit’s case and would meet on Monday. 

 

The police are from the crime, techฌnology and economic crime suppresฌsion, and tourism units. 

 

A group of 10 “supporters” of Pasit gathered at the Institution for Female Offenders in Chatuchak district and encouraged her not to despair.

 

They told Pasit, who was transฌferred there from Crime Suppression headquarters, that they are gathering money to bail her out.

Nitisak Meekuat, Pasit’s lawyer, told reporters that Pasit was maintaining her innocence. 

 

Her papers and property are being prepared for an application for bail but Pasit would remain in cusฌtody in the meantime, he said after paying his client an early morning visit before she was moved to the new detention centre.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312300

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-15

[darksidedog]

If they find what I suspect they will find Pasit is going to be in jail for a very long time, which she will undoubtedly deserve.

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Why have they only now started investigating her.

Arrest warrants etc going back a few years, but only now looking into her scams.

Because the police are busy suing people who ask why they're so useless for defamation. Oh, the irony. 

[worgeordie]

" set up a special inquiry team to investigate " Hmmm,

not a committee,something might actually get done.

regards worgeordie

[ChidlomDweller]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

A group of 10 “supporters” of Pasit gathered at the Institution for Female Offenders in Chatuchak district and encouraged her not to despair.

LOL.  How <deleted> up can you get?

[SOTIRIOS]

...duhh...

 

...let's do the math.....

 

...1000 (?) victims.....x 10,000-15,000 =....................

 

....just 3 million 'visible'.....'frozen'....not even seized.....

 

...still ends up way ahead .......!!!???

 

...wow....

[Ulic]

Yes, but they got there supplements so no harm no foul.

[otherstuff1957]

1,000 - 2,000 people paid anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 baht.  So, it's a reasonable to make estimates of income somewhere between 10 and 30 million, probably favoring the high side. 

 

I read earlier that she sent about 300 people on a trip to Hong Kong and Japan already, which is why so many people signed up for this second trip.  That trip probably cost at least 50k per person or about 1.5 million.  If her operating costs, old debts, etc, add up to 3.5 million, we should still have somewhere between 5 million and 25 million left. 

 

So, where is the money?

[elgordo38]

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Why have they only now started investigating her.

Arrest warrants etc going back a few years, but only now looking into her scams.

2,000 complaints make her the flavor of the day. 

[robblok]

4 hours ago, ChidlomDweller said:

LOL.  How <deleted> up can you get?

It works for a certain former female PM.. why not for others inn trouble with the law.

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

There had been rumours she had already transferred ownership of the condo to someone else.

She knew they were coming. Not exactly the moves of an hones woman. 

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

A group of 10 “supporters” of Pasit gathered at the Institution for Female Offenders in Chatuchak district and encouraged her not to despair.

If there is any money to be returned these hopefuls are trying hopefully to be first in line. Its funny how these con artists have a dyed in the wool following. Even Jimmy "Oh Lord I have sinned mightly against thee" Swaggert had them. 

Edited April 15, 2017 by elgordo38

[dabhand]

4 hours ago, otherstuff1957 said:

1,000 - 2,000 people paid anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 baht.  So, it's a reasonable to make estimates of income somewhere between 10 and 30 million, probably favoring the high side. 

 

I read earlier that she sent about 300 people on a trip to Hong Kong and Japan already, which is why so many people signed up for this second trip.  That trip probably cost at least 50k per person or about 1.5 million.  If her operating costs, old debts, etc, add up to 3.5 million, we should still have somewhere between 5 million and 25 million left. 

 

So, where is the money?

Err, that works out at Bt15m. But, still likely she has a positive cash flow prior to being rumbled. Just strange that she had no exit plan when all those 'happy' travellers punters turned up at BKK and reality set in. Did she really think they would quietly return home with no fuss.

[NCC1701A]

On 4/15/2017 at 10:45 AM, otherstuff1957 said:

1,000 - 2,000 people paid anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 baht.  So, it's a reasonable to make estimates of income somewhere between 10 and 30 million, probably favoring the high side. 

 

I read earlier that she sent about 300 people on a trip to Hong Kong and Japan already, which is why so many people signed up for this second trip.  That trip probably cost at least 50k per person or about 1.5 million.  If her operating costs, old debts, etc, add up to 3.5 million, we should still have somewhere between 5 million and 25 million left. 

 

So, where is the money?

here in Hua Hin I see Toms with the most smokin' hot, drop dead gorgeous Thai girlfriends you have ever seen.

 

Maybe they have it.