
FICA cross-border cash provisions take effect on 1 July
A proclamation brings into operation a set of dormant provisions that link cross-border cash reporting to criminal penalties and forfeiture powers.

A proclamation brings into operation a set of dormant provisions that link cross-border cash reporting to criminal penalties and forfeiture powers.

An urgent preservation order blocked the proceeds from being moved while investigators pursue a criminal case and forfeiture proceedings.

The NPA says the order follows arrests in a fraud investigation targeting victims across multiple jurisdictions.

Fraud victims have two distinct remedies: criminal-law-driven asset forfeiture via the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and civil liquidation proceedings under the Companies Act.

Five investors sought to recover their money, but the High Court ruled their funds were part of an illegal operation and must be forfeited to the state.

The arrest of two more former Steinhoff executives ties back to a fraudulent scheme involving a handwritten note by Markus Jooste.

The liquidation application against Banxso claims that the number of clients deceived by the deepfake adverts is far greater than previously reported.