Pretoria – An Australian con artist, Mr Luke David Bracken has been remanded in custody by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court where he appeared on Thursday, following his arrest on Tuesday for fraud. Bracken, the owner of Bracken International Mining, defrauded several unsuspecting business…
The HAWKS Commercial Crime Unit have arrested a 44 year old medical doctor for fraud, forgery and theft. The suspect was arrested on Monday morning at his workplace - Rethabile Clinic in Polokwane - on Monday morning following a tip off that the suspect was…
Daniel Smit (48) and his wife Elizabeth Smit (46) were arrested by the Hawks on Thursday following their alleged collaboration in defrauding more than seven cattle farm owners in Choligny, North West Province. The pair is alleged to have gone to cattle farm owners in…
Preetoria: The Director of Platinum Forex Group, Mr Colin Davids (48) was released on R100 000 bail by the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Wednesday following his arrest by the Hawks earlier on the day on charges of contravening the FAIS Act and the Banks Act. Davids,…
East London – Jacobus Viljoen, who is in his 55, was sentenced to 10-years imprisonment yesterday (Wednesday) at the Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crime court for Investment Fraud. Viljoen was a co-owner of F&J Consultants, a pyramid scheme which between 2006 and 2007 defrauded its…
East London – A 50-year-old man appeared before the East London Magistrates court yesterday (Wednesday) for one count of Fraud and 60 other counts of Forgery and uttering. Shaun Raymond Sam was arrested by the Hawks on the same day at his home in Beacon…
Pretoria – The Hawks have of late detected a trend in which people receive money in order to open bank accounts for people they do not even know. Investigations have revealed that most people have become the subjects of investigations after their accounts were found…
Mpumalanga - The former financial manager of Transco CC in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Ms Carol Ann Avent has been granted a R5 000 bail when she appeared before the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding the company for over R5 million. The Commercial Crime…
Pretoria – The former Polokwane businessman Jacques Nell who was convicted of defrauding ABSA bank of millions of rand was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment wholly suspended for 5 years and he was ordered to pay back R1 million to the bank by the magistrate…
KwaZulu-Natal – The Executive Mayor of the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Nomasikizi Khonza (53) has been arrested for fraud and corruption by the Hawks and appeared at the East London Magistrate's Court on Monday. Khonza and Nanziwe Rulashe (36), the chairperson of…