Pre-Trial Conference Luxury Goods Couple Scheduled on 11 Oct As Investigations Still Ongoing

Investigations into the luxury goods scam is still ongoing.

It’s nice to have evidence, but then having too much evidence is its own headache.

On Friday (26 Aug), the fugitive couple, Singaporean Pi Jiapeng and his Thai wife Pansuk Siriwipa appeared in court via video link from the Central Police Division.

The court heard that the pair will not be allowed bail, which means they will continue to remain in police custody.

A wise choice, considering how this couple managed to flee to Malaysia on 4 July even though their passports had been impounded.

Pi and Pansuk were handed three charges on 12 August—two for conspiring to cheat and one for leaving Singapore illegally.

They are accused of running a conspiracy to cheat customers of Tradenation and Tradeluxury between January and June.

It is said that the money received from customers and the undelivered items are worth around $32 million, but the exact figures were not disclosed in the court documents.

During last week’s hearing (19 Aug), the court heard that this case involved more than 180 police reports.

It has not been revealed if the stolen money and undelivered luxury items have been found.

The luxury good scam case has been adjourned for a pre-trial conference on 11 October.

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A pre-trial conference is where the prosecution and defence come together to inform the judge about the evidence that will be presented and the witnesses who will be called. Once all relevant matters in preparation for a trial are completed, the judge will schedule a case for the trial.

The fugitive couple was officially arrested on 11 July, at a Bookme hotel in Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, by three Malaysian Royal Police officers in plain clothes.

They were subsequently handed over to the Singapore Police Force later that evening at Woodlands Checkpoint.

For each count of cheating, an offender may face a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine.

For fleeing Singapore illegally, they can be jailed up to six months and fined.

If you are interested in understanding the entire luxury good scam, you can watch the video below:

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