Francois Swart, a travel boss accused of defrauding holidaymakers, faces another arrest shortly after leaving court. AfriForum represents multiple victims who paid for luxurious holidays but received nothing in return.
Alleged holiday swindler Francois Swart , whose Gauteng-based travel agency, Priority Escapes allegedly defrauded holidaymakers.A travel boss accused of scamming people out of thousands of rands has been hit with another arrest.
40-year-old appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Palm Ridge Magistrates after he handed himself over to police. Mogale added that following a rigorous investigation by the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, it was discovered that Swart had utilised over R2.1 million deposited for personal gain. when he allegedly took money from scores of people wanting to travel on holiday to the Maldvies.
Cases Barry Bateman Randburg Magistrate's Court Private Prosecution Unit Afriforum Katlego Mogale Ruan Kruger Iol Douglasdale Modimolle Magistrate's Court Randburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court Palm Ridge Magistrates Pamela-Anne Dolan Bugs Van Heerden Louis André Botha Casper Groenewald Maldvies Maldives Durban Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Directorate Of Priority Crime Investigation
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