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A Hawks captain appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for alleged corruption and extortion.

Patrick Siyali, 51, dressed in a blue tracksuit, seemed calm as Denzil Combrink, for the State, read the charges against him.

Combrink said the charges were corruption, extortion and theft, and conspiracy to commit the first two charges.

He asked that the case be postponed for bail information. This included statements from two police officers, the results of a photo identification parade, the collection of personal details, and an investigation into a second suspect. He also wanted a statement from someone who withdrew a corruption case.

Ross Mckernan, for the defence, objected to the postponement on the basis that it did not fulfil requirements of the Criminal Procedure Act. He said the State had to prove that the alleged crimes amounted to more than R10,000, and that a syndicate could be involved.

He withdrew the objection when the State made further submissions.

“The amount [of money tied up in charges] exceeds R10,000. The State is going to allege they acted in a syndicate or in a syndicated matter... There is an amount of R300,000 also involved in terms of a black dollar scheme,” Combrink told the court.

A black dollar scheme involves duping people by presenting them with a suitcase full of paper the same size as money, but which they say is painted black to get through airport scanners, or for some other convincing reason.

People were tricked into believing that by “washing” the money with an expensive substance, they would be left with a case full of genuine notes.

Magistrate Zwelidumile Sogwagwa postponed the case to July 5.

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Jun 28, 2012

geebaybe

This scam is also ran in PTA by some guys who claim they are from Congo and they are bringing money to the country. Ladies beware they ask you out like a guy interested in you they saw me getting into my car ( they target women with big cars names as the brother to the guy who pretended to like me had a gf who was also driving the same model car as mine) at Mac D's and one approached me and I really though it was someone interested in me and thank goodness ngase malini I am so strict and stingy angiyisebenzela kanzima yoh . Thats how I survived. They will show you some money being cleaned in that solution and then say they are bringing more in the country like that now they are running shot of transportation money if you can lend them 10K or 20K and they will pay you. Thats how I thought scam ran for life and changed cars and phone number since den
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Jun 28, 2012

Mas-culin

@geebaybe
clever girl... i like that


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Jun 28, 2012

Msknowitall2

geebaybe

( they target women with big cars names as the brother to the guy who pretended to like me had a gf who was also driving the same model car as mine)

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@geebaybe
so you are driving a big car galfrnd....
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Jun 29, 2012

Papage

Our lost Girls who dont listen to their Parents are the ones who will be arrested first, they are being used by anybody who give them money.
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Jun 29, 2012

talldude

born frees will take that offer..bana banou gabana tlhaloganyo
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