Fraudster fugitive case postponed again
Willemans defrauded and stole from people nationwide after his release on parole in 2017.
Michael Jacobus Willemans, who allegedly defrauded and stole from people nationwide, will be back at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on March 28.
His court case was postponed on March 17 for further investigation. He faces eight charges of fraud and eight charges of theft.
Willemans, originally from Brakpan, was on the run for years, but his luck ran out on January 9 when the police arrested him on 9th Road, Rynfield.
Members of the SAPS Trio-Tactic Unit, in collaboration with Anti-Hijacking and Policing SA and CJ Investigators, arrested him at a flat believed to belong to his girlfriend after they received a tip-off about his whereabouts.
He allegedly defrauded and stole from people while hiding behind pseudonyms. Cases of theft and fraud are reportedly open against him in Boksburg North, Welkom, the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and other areas.
His alleged modus operandi was to target single and elderly women on dating sites.
These criminal activities reportedly began four months after he was released on parole for theft in 2017.
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