Abstract:The brothers are accountable for defrauding investors between 2002 and 2003 of roughly $437,170. Twenty years after the case's investigation and legal processes, two South African Forex fraudsters were found guilty. Peter and Louis Henderson, two brothers, are in charge of defrauding investors out of about R 6.2 million ($437,170).
The brothers are accountable for defrauding investors between 2002 and 2003 of roughly $437,170.
Twenty years after the case's investigation and legal processes, two South African Forex fraudsters were found guilty. Peter and Louis Henderson, two brothers, are in charge of defrauding investors out of about R 6.2 million ($437,170).
The Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court found Peter and Louis Henderson guilty of fraud totaling about R 4.6 million, theft totaling approximately R 1.6 million, and violation of the Banks Act of 1990 and sentenced them to fifteen and twelve years in jail, respectively. They were committed between 2002 and 2003, according to the media source.
According to the inquiry, the brothers pretended to be able to give guaranteed returns on investments when they really set up a fake company called Forex International in Durban. Instead, the con artists took R 1.6 million, diverted it to offshore bank accounts, and then utilized the money for their own gain. The inquiry was spearheaded by the South African Central Bank, which busted the fraud after amassing
In actuality, Peter was sentenced to fifteen years in jail, and five of those years were served because he disregarded a reserve bank order.
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