Wayne Stuart Fester (43), a known second hand vehicle dealer based in Malmesbury, appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville on 22 may 2019, for six counts of fraud charges.
Fester was arrested on 10 April 2014, for selling victims’ vehicles to other persons, he kept the proceeds and used it for personal gain. These fraud incidents were committed over a period between April 2010 and February 2014.
After a lengthy five year of court processes, Fester pleaded guilty on all six charges of fraud following diligent investigation by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crimes Investigation team.
At the time of committing these offences, Fester had been found guilty on similar cases and was given a suspended jail sentence in June 2008 on previous cases.
The ongoing case against Fester was postponed to 20 June 2019 for sentencing.
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