UFUN member arrested in Buri Ram
A cellphone shop owner in Buri Ram's Lahan Sai district has been arrested for alleged involvement in the UFUN Thailand scandal.
Pol Colonel Angkul Klaikleung, deputy chief of the Consumer Protection Police Division, told a press conference yesterday that Winai Hengmakyos, 41, was wanted under a June 23 arrest warrant for allegedly being a key “downline” member of arrested suspect Namonpan Thara-bundit in the alleged pyramid scheme.
Angkul said the police probe found that Winai wired Bt1.7 million to Namonpan’s account 10 times for a total of Bt17 million, and that Winai had 40 members in his team with an investment sum of Bt40 million.
Winai told the press that he joined the scheme last August and had increased his capital money to Bt7 million – but allegedly got only Bt500,000 in return.
He said he did not file a police complaint because his mum had a heart condition and he did not know an arrest warrant had been issued against him, so he just hoped the case would end quietly.
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