SINGAPORE: A couple accused of carrying out a multi-million-dollar luxury goods scam were charged on Friday (Jan 13) with more offences.
Singaporean Pi Jiapeng, 27, was given two fresh charges while his wife, 28-year-old Thai national Siriwipa Pansuk, was handed one.
One of Pi's new charges stated that at about 3.30pm on Oct 18 last year, he refused to sign his statement when required to by a police officer.
Pi is also accused of failing to report for bail at Ang Mo Kio Division Headquarters on Jul 12 last year when he was required to do so. This was after he was released on bail on Jun 28 last year.
Pansuk is accused of leaving Singapore on Jul 4 without applying for the return of her Thai passport and having it returned to her, after she surrendered it to authorities on Jun 30, 2022. Her destination was not revealed in the charge sheet.
Pi now has a total of five charges, while Pansuk has four. The couple were remanded and slated to return to court for pre-trial conferences in February.
Pi and Pansuk are accused of cheating Tradenation customers into paying for luxury watches that they did not intend to deliver. They also allegedly cheated customers into buying luxury handbags.
The other charge is for illegally leaving Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint on Jul 4, 2022.
They were previously on the run for about five weeks before being arrested in Malaysia and handed over to Singapore police on Aug 11 last year.
The couple told the court previously that they received death threats before fleeing the country. Both said that they would cooperate with police officers for investigations.
If convicted of refusing to sign a statement, Pi can be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,500, or both. If convicted of failing to report for bail, he may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
The penalty for leaving Singapore without applying for or having the return of a surrendered passport is a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
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Singaporean Pi Jiapeng, 27, was given two fresh charges while his wife, 28-year-old Thai national Siriwipa Pansuk, was handed one.
One of Pi's new charges stated that at about 3.30pm on Oct 18 last year, he refused to sign his statement when required to by a police officer.
Pi is also accused of failing to report for bail at Ang Mo Kio Division Headquarters on Jul 12 last year when he was required to do so. This was after he was released on bail on Jun 28 last year.
Pansuk is accused of leaving Singapore on Jul 4 without applying for the return of her Thai passport and having it returned to her, after she surrendered it to authorities on Jun 30, 2022. Her destination was not revealed in the charge sheet.
Pi now has a total of five charges, while Pansuk has four. The couple were remanded and slated to return to court for pre-trial conferences in February.
Pi and Pansuk are accused of cheating Tradenation customers into paying for luxury watches that they did not intend to deliver. They also allegedly cheated customers into buying luxury handbags.
The other charge is for illegally leaving Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint on Jul 4, 2022.
They were previously on the run for about five weeks before being arrested in Malaysia and handed over to Singapore police on Aug 11 last year.
The couple told the court previously that they received death threats before fleeing the country. Both said that they would cooperate with police officers for investigations.
If convicted of refusing to sign a statement, Pi can be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,500, or both. If convicted of failing to report for bail, he may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
The penalty for leaving Singapore without applying for or having the return of a surrendered passport is a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
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