‘DJ Man’ and ‘Baitoey’ report to DSI in connection with Forex-3D online fraud case.

Actor Pattanapon "DJ Man" Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan "Baitoey" Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge charges made against them.

Investigators informed them of three charges: colluding to obtain loans to defraud, public fraud and putting false information into a computer system.

The couple denied all charges and said they would provide evidence to disprove them as well as submit supporting documents to DSI investigators on Sept 30.

After further questioning, the two were allowed to return home.

Last month the couple said on Facebook they had never persuaded anyone to invest in Forex-3D and that they were not listed as business partners in Forex-3D Co.

The DSI had earlier summoned the couple in 2019 to clarify their connection to the man allegedly behind Forex-3D, Apiruk Kothi, who is accused of a multi-billion-baht fraud.

Forex-3D claimed to be an online dealer in foreign exchange, with a flashy website, but was unlisted and operated as a ponzi scheme.

As to specific charges made against Pattanapon Minthakhin, however, acting Sub Lt Thanakrit Jit-areerat, secretary to the justice minister, said no one had filed a complaint with the DSI against any popular TV actor, who was not named.

The DSI had opened a channel for the 13,000 or so alleged victims to file complaints.

About 9,000 complainants have so far been registered with the DSI. Checks found that no one had implicated the actor in the scheme, Sub Lt Thanakrit told reporters, without mentioning the person's name.

He was responding to reports that a Facebook page created to gather names of victims in the Forex-3D case had claimed the actor was a leading player in Forex-3D and had encouraged many people to invest in the scheme.