Criminal Investigation Department sleuths have been able to crack open a massive financial fraud involving a woman who pretended to be a multi-millionaire businesswoman.
Thilini Priyamali, the owner of the Thico Group, who is currently in remand prison on suspicion of defrauding nearly ten thousand million rupees, allegedly used models and popular actresses to achieve her sinister objectives.
The woman concerned had used these actresses to accompany the businessmen who had invested money in her company and had produced video footage of their intimate relationships with the models and actresses. The woman, on several occasions, threatened to release the video footage in her possession to the public domain when the businessmen demanded returns for their investment.
By now, the investigators have revealed that the woman concerned has “blackmailed” and silenced some of the investors and carried on her sinister activities.
She has used several actresses as well as models for this purpose, and the undercover police have been able to clearly identify six of the models and the actresses.
Police sources said that among the identified group are two very popular actresses.
Investigations have revealed that these actresses and models were paid between Rs 500,000 and Rs ten million to talk about their personal and sex lives with these businessmen and to cultivate an intimate relationships with them.
In this backdrop, a complex situation has arisen regarding the earnings of the assets of this woman. The investigators have found that some investors were reluctant to come forward to claim their investments, fearing social reprisal.
A senior police officer stated that a separate investigation team has been deployed to investigate a business conducted by this woman using actresses.
It has been revealed during the investigations that she is not running any of the registered businesses in her business group, even though she appeared to have registered six of them. It has also been revealed that she has maintained a close relationship with several members of the security forces to ensure her safety from threats.
The Criminal Investigation Department has also recorded a special statement from a Buddhist monk from the Kadawatha area who claims to have given advice to several wealthy businessmen to invest money in her business.
The monk introduced the woman concerned to the businessmen, saying that they could purchase gold from her at a fair price.
The Criminal Investigation Department has also announced that it will investigate all the complaints received regarding Thilini Priyamali’s financial fraud.
