DSI launches fresh probe of suspected pyramid scammer
THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investiga tion (DSI) yesterday delivered a fresh blow to a firm suspected of running a pyramid-fund scheme and causing damages of over Bt800 million.
More than 8,000 of its victims have already come forward.
Pol Major Suriya Singhakamol of the DSI yesterday led a team in searching the DCHL office and the homes of its top executives. “We have seized more than Bt600 million in the firm’s assets now,” Suriya said. DCHL has allegedly been running a scam while using the essential oil business as a front.
DSI investigated the firm’s alleged wrongdoing in 2012 and forwarded the case to the court. Pending court trials, the DSI has learned that some members of|the alleged scam have started up their business again. Therefore, it conducted the searches to investigate the firm further.
