A Singaporean man arrested over his alleged involvement in the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme has denied all charges levelled against him, as authorities moved to charge his Italian-Thai wife for harbouring a fugitive.
Daryl Cai Younghui, 32, told investigators he would provide a written statement within 15 days, according to Maj Akarin Lattathsaksiri, director of the informal financial business unit at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Mr Cai, a close associate of Apirak Kothi, the accused founder of the Ponzi scheme, was arrested on Monday at Phuket airport while waiting to catch a flight to Singapore. Mr Apirak was arrested in January 2021 and remains in custody.
The Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr Cai last November for his alleged involvement in the scheme, which caused an estimated 2.4 billion baht in financial damages.
The court approved a request by DSI investigators to detain him for 12 days for further questioning. His lawyer applied for bail, but the court rejected the request, saying Mr Cai was a flight risk.
Pol Maj Suriya Singhakamol, the acting DSI chief, said investigators had filed a complaint with police against Mr Cai's wife, Sarah Casinghini, for harbouring a fugitive. She has denied any involvement with the scheme.