Alleged diamond fraudster Louis Liebenberg's wife, Desiree, again appeared in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court, where the state denied her bail application.
Desiree is charged alongside her husband and seven others in a multibillion-rand scheme, facing charges including fraud and racketeering
They face 42 fraud, six money laundering, five racketeering, theft charges, and statutory offences, including contraventions of the Companies Act.While more charges are still expected to be added, Liebenberg and Desiree, also charged with corruption, have added money laundering. The Liebenbergs' 15 November appearance was marred by chaos after the 60-year-old disrupted the hearing to slam a journalist.
"In the thousands, they made payments to about R4.5 billion. Some were suspicious when they didn't receive the promised payments and, believing they had been defrauded, reported the matter to the police."
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