Pyramid scheme : Five Directors of ‘OnmaxDT’ remanded

November 3, 2023 at 3:18 PM

The five (05) Directors of the private firm ‘OnmaxDT’, who were arrested for the alleged fraudulent pyramid scheme conducted in Sri Lanka, have been remanded. 

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said the group was arrested by officials from the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today. 

They have been remanded until November 16, 2023, after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, following their arrest.

OnmaxDT was found to be allegedly involved in a pyramid financial fraud of US$ 100 million in Sri Lanka.

The private company is among 09 entities that were banned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in August this year for engaging in pyramid schemes. (NewsWire)