Fraud case against travel agency boss ready for trial
The fraud investigation into travel agency boss Francois Swart has been completed, the prosecutor told the Modimolle magistrate’s court on Friday.
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The fraud investigation into travel agency boss Francois Swart has been completed, the prosecutor told the Modimolle magistrate’s court on Friday.
Francois Swart is accused of selling non-existent holidays to tropical paradises. He claims he’s not guilty of fraud and had merely tried to service historic debt to customers, staff and suppliers when his business went under.
Swart is alleged to have defrauded would-be travellers of hundreds of thousands of rand in holiday trips that never materialised
Fourways travel agency boss Francois Swart was arrested during the festive season in connection with a criminal complaint filed against him for allegedly swindling travellers.
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