Three Thai citizens who are currently being prosecuted for allegedly
swindling $24 million worth of Bitcoin ( BTC ) have pleaded “not
guilty” in the Criminal Court of Bangkok, major Thai newspaper
Bangkok Post reports Wednesday, Nov. 7.
During the hearings, Thai prosecutors accused the three defendants and
six accomplices of defrauding 21-year-old Finnish investor Aamai Otava
Saarimaa back in 2017. According to the investigation, he was
persuaded to buy shares in Expay Software Co, invest in a gambling-
focused crypto token Dragon Coin ( DRG), and buy 500 million shares
in DNA (2002) Co, which he consequently did by transferring crypto
to the siblings’ wallets.
The prosecutors claim that after receiving the money, the Jaravijit
family bought several blocks of land in Thailand. Saarimaa, in his turn,
received no profit and later complained to the Thai Crime Suppression
Division (CSD).
The three Jaravijit siblings, charged with conspiracy to defraud and
money laundering , have recently pleaded “not guilty.”
Two of the siblings, Jiratpisit (a Thai actor known as “Boom”) and
Supitcha, were arrested in August and then released on bail of $61,000
each. Their elder brother, Prinya Jaravijit, managed to flee to the
U.S. in an attempt to avoid the charges.
However, in October, the Thai CSD revoked the Prinya Jaravijit’s
passport — making his stay in the U.S. illegal — in order to force
his return. After arriving in Bangkok, Jaravajit was then detained
without bail and is currently being held in the Bangkok Remand
Prison.
swindling $24 million worth of Bitcoin ( BTC ) have pleaded “not
guilty” in the Criminal Court of Bangkok, major Thai newspaper
Bangkok Post reports Wednesday, Nov. 7.
During the hearings, Thai prosecutors accused the three defendants and
six accomplices of defrauding 21-year-old Finnish investor Aamai Otava
Saarimaa back in 2017. According to the investigation, he was
persuaded to buy shares in Expay Software Co, invest in a gambling-
focused crypto token Dragon Coin ( DRG), and buy 500 million shares
in DNA (2002) Co, which he consequently did by transferring crypto
to the siblings’ wallets.
The prosecutors claim that after receiving the money, the Jaravijit
family bought several blocks of land in Thailand. Saarimaa, in his turn,
received no profit and later complained to the Thai Crime Suppression
Division (CSD).
The three Jaravijit siblings, charged with conspiracy to defraud and
money laundering , have recently pleaded “not guilty.”
Two of the siblings, Jiratpisit (a Thai actor known as “Boom”) and
Supitcha, were arrested in August and then released on bail of $61,000
each. Their elder brother, Prinya Jaravijit, managed to flee to the
U.S. in an attempt to avoid the charges.
However, in October, the Thai CSD revoked the Prinya Jaravijit’s
passport — making his stay in the U.S. illegal — in order to force
his return. After arriving in Bangkok, Jaravajit was then detained
without bail and is currently being held in the Bangkok Remand
Prison.
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