On October 16, the Thai entertainment industry was shocked when actress Min Pechaya and two other entertainment stars, MC Kan Kantathavorn and Sam Yuranunt Pamornmontri, were detained along with 15 others for their involvement in the fraud ring of the multi-level marketing company The iCon Group.
According to Thairath, The iCon Group was established in 2018 and attracted thousands of participants. The iCon Group called for investment by using the names of famous actors, placing them in key positions in the company.
Actress Min Pechaya is being detained for her involvement in a nearly $12 million fraud ring (Photo: Thairath).
Many victims suffered losses and lost all their money when participating in The iCon Group's system. According to Khaosod, as of October 16, there were 1,063 complaints with total losses of up to 400 million baht (nearly 12 million USD, more than 300 billion VND).
The incident is considered serious because it involves famous Thai stars. Among them, actress Min Pechaya holds the position of Director of Corporate Communications of The iCon Group. In some previous events, Min Pechaya called herself "boss Min".
Min Pechaya is involved in promoting and developing media campaigns for The iCon Group. At the press conference held on October 15, Min Pechaya cried, apologized to the audience for the losses caused by the company, and announced the termination of her contract with The iCon Group.
On October 17, Min was detained and denied bail. The incident has seriously affected the image of the Thai star and the movie Canh Gambling Love , which she starred in, which is currently airing on Thai national television. It is known that on October 19, many viewers announced a boycott of this movie.
Before being caught up in the shocking scam, Min Pechaya was always known to the public for her clean image in the entertainment industry and goodeducational background.
Min Pechaya has won many prestigious awards in the Thai entertainment industry and receives a salary of 150,000 baht (nearly 114 million VND) for one TV episode (Photo: Thairath).
The beauty born in 1989 grew up in a well-off family. Min's family has a famous multi-industry business tradition in Khon Kaen province (Thailand), most notably in the real estate and construction materials sector. According to Khaosod, the actress's family's business empire is worth more than 500 million baht (nearly 380 billion VND).
Min Pechaya graduated from Khon Kaen University (Thailand) and won a gold medal at the Chamchuri Games (Thailand). She participated in a student exchange program in the US and then completed her bachelor's degree at Assumption University in 2014.
Min Pechaya's entertainment career took off after she won the title of 1st runner-up in the Miss Teen Thailand contest in 2006.
With outstanding appearance and diverse acting talent, Min Pechaya left a strong impression through many famous TV series such as: Nang Thip, Pin Anong, Imported Bride, Spicy Couple...
Min Pechaya is recognized by the media and colleagues as one of Thailand's leading actresses, possessing beauty and acting talent. In 2017, Min Pechaya was recognized as the highest paid star in Thailand with a salary of up to 150,000 baht per episode (nearly 114 million VND).
After more than 11 years as an exclusive actress of CH7 (Thailand), Min Pechaya has won a total of 32 major and minor awards. In 2020, Min Pechaya decided to leave CH7 to become a freelance actress.
Min Pechaya was born into a wealthy family and has a good educational background (Photo: Instagram).
The beautiful star also received attention from the world media. The Thai star attended the Cannes Film Festival in France and performed at the Paris Fashion Week (France).
Min Pechaya shared that since she was young, she has been invested in her studies. This has helped her achieve success in the entertainment and business fields.
According to Sanook, Min is a member of the board of directors of 9 companies and a shareholder of 10 companies, with a total stock value of up to 8.8 million baht (nearly 9.7 billion VND). She was one of the most successful businesswomen in the Thai entertainment industry before being involved in a scandal related to a fraudulent company.
From a beauty with a clean private life, hard working and successful, Min Pechaya is now facing serious accusations. The wave of boycotting the actress in Thailand started on October 16.
In prison, the beauty born in 1989 is said to be very worried, and unable to eat or sleep. She does not want to contact anyone except her lawyer and relatives.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/gia-the-khung-khoi-tai-san-dang-ne-cua-my-nhan-thai-vua-bi-bat-vi-lua-dao-20241019140853851.htm
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