Mother and CEO are accused of new cash fraud.
PUBLISHED: 24 Jan 2025 at 20: 48
The image Group’s founder and CEO, Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, a politician Samart Janechaijittawanich, and his family Wilawan Phutthasamrit, are all facing additional charges of conspiring to dirty money under the alias of the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI).
Following the release of an audio tape of a dialogue between Mr. Warathaphon and a non-MP House council member who offered to help clean a problem in exchange for money, Mr. Samart, a former deputy official of the Palang Pracharath Party, became embroiled in the incident.
A unique investigative team made the new charge after finding proof of income transfers and loans from dishonest parties.
These resources, which were linked to the alleged crimes of the direct-sales party, revealed a monetary transaction road between Mr Warathaphon and Mr Samart using the profile of the latter’s family, as well as that of another person.
Seventeen The symbol Group executives have been charged with criminal behavior, mostly related to admitted pyramid scheme activities, including money laundering, and computer crime law violations. Additionally, the organization is accused of employing dishonest marketing strategies to recruit new members while promising costly returns on assets that weren’t delivered.  ,
The 17 professionals have been in prison since late November.  ,
Specialists claim that the alleged crimes took place between August 2020 and August 2024 in Bangkok and various regions across the nation, resulting in loss of at least 650 million baht for the plaintiffs.
In a related development, the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) released updates regarding asset seizures of the group yesterday.
The public prosecutor should submit a petition to the state asking for the forfeiture of 103 resources worth$ 286 million, according to an Amlo commission.
It even resolved to withdraw the arrest of 40 property, totalling 29 million baht, for lack of evidence.