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Poor conviction rate results in 50% rise in white-collar crime
People who commit lesser crimes serve time, but bigwigs can afford to buy time outside jail with prolonged court battles.
J Arthur Brown to appeal his sentences, says lawyer
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown will apply for leave to appeal, his lawyer said on Thursday.
State bungles, J Arthur Brown walks
Accused of misappropriating hundreds of millions and leaving orphans destitute, J Arthur Brown would have been the ultimate villain in any story line.
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How much of your money did J Arthur Brown waste?
After six years of litigation, we all need a reminder of what J Arthur Brown’s fraud conviction was. We round up the case in numbers.
Union, regulator disappointed at Fidentia boss sentence
The R150 000 fine imposed on former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown will not deter white collar crime, the Financial Services Board has said.
J Arthur Brown gets R150k fine for Fidentia fraud
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown has been fined R150 000 and a suspended prison sentence following two fraud convictions.
High Court finds Fidentia boss guilty of fraud
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was found guilty on two counts of fraud by the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.
Fidentia cases postponed to next year
The three embezzlement cases against J Arthur Brown, former CEO of the Fidentia group, were postponed on Monday to January next year.
Fidentia curators probe ‘significant entity’
Fidentia’s curators have been probing a deal involving ”a significant entity in the financial-services industry”.
Fidentia’s Brown in bid to halt prosecution
A court application is pending in which former chief executive of the Fidentia group, J Arthur Brown, seeks an order to stop his prosecution.
Brown keen to wed, wants charges dropped
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown, who is facing multiple fraud charges, has found God and a new girlfriend, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Move to consolidate Fidentia charges
An application is to be brought before court for all charges in the massive Fidentia investigation to be consolidated into one case.
Court grants sequestration order against Fidentia boss
The Cape High Court on Wednesday granted a final order of sequestration against ”hopelessly insolvent” former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown.
J Arthur Brown released on bail
Fidentia’s former executive chairperson, J Arthur Brown, was on Monday released on R10 000 bail following his recent re-arrest on embezzlement.