Scheme fraudster appears in court
According to information, the accused defrauded people an amount of over R100 million in the Mpumalanga province, especially in Secunda and Kriel.
51-year-old Jaco Leon Jordan appeared at the Secunda Magistrate’s Court facing charges of fraud yesterday.
Police say that Jordan would lure people who have retired to invest half of their pension money into his ponzi scheme. He, under false pretext, promised them that they will receive their money being doubled. When the agreed time came for the people to receive their pay-outs with interest as promised, Jordan was no where to be found and subsequently cases of fraud were opened against him.
In the process of investigation, the police in Mpumalanga ultimately then discovered that he was arrested and attending court at Gauteng on similar cases and that is when they went to arrest him so that he can answer for his unlawful deeds in the province.
Police are again calling on people not to invest their money in ponzi schemes. So anyone who had fallen prey to this man, Jordan, is requested to contact Sergeant Tlou Morifi at 076 691 1761.
In a separate incident, a 32-year-old man, Thokozani Msibi who was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl as well as a one year three months old baby boy, appeared yesterday at the Witbank Magistrate’s Court.
During his appearance, Msibi was facing two counts of kidnapping and a murder of a boy. He is also expected to face another charge of murder for the girl at Culinan, where her remains (the girl) were found. He has been remanded in custody until next Tuesday, pending a formal bail application.
