A 40-year-old suspect is appearing in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Palm Ridge Magistrates this morning, 29 January 2025 after he handed himself to the Gauteng Serious Commercial Crime Investigation.
The suspect is alleged to have been involved in fraudulent activities relating to travel vouchers. The suspect is said to have sold holiday packages to holidaymakers for trips to the Maldives which they paid monies into the Priority Escape. When due to embark on the trips, the clients found out that Priority Escape had ceased to operate and never received any refunds.
Following a rigorous investigation by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, it was discovered that the suspect had utilised over R2.1 million deposited for personal gain.
