Ten still behind bars after fraud scam
Ten global fraudsters’ bail application denied. Attorney set to appeal decision in court on Monday.
Ten people arrested in connection with a global fraud scam are to challenge a ruling which denied them bail last week.
Their appeal was scheduled to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria today, their lawyer Peter Jay said.
The 10 people included the mother of a three-month-old baby, Rhulane Fiona Hlungwane (23) from Waverley. She was arrested along with eight other men from Pretoria and one from Nelspruit in May this year. “Because the mother is breastfeeding, the infant is still with her in Pretoria Central prison,” Jay said.
A total of 24 people were arrested in South Africa, Canada, California, Georgia, Wisconsin, Indiana, New York and South Carolina in connection with the global scam.
The arrest of the 10 people in South Africa formed part of a joint operation between the SA Police Service and the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to arrest the syndicate.
A total of 18 people have been charged in the United States with wire fraud, bank fraud, access device, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of government money and money laundering.
The 10 people arrested in South Africa might be extradited to the US.
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