Bail to handcuffs: Woman re-arrested outside court in R9.9m electricity case

Bail to handcuffs: Woman re-arrested outside court in R9.9m electricity case

Janitha van Reenen had just secured her freedom when she found herself back in handcuffs. The 25-year-old was re-arrested outside the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Thursday over allegations that she masterminded an R9.9 million electricity scam.

Emfuleni electricity scam ‘mastermind’ arrested - Inside Politics

The alleged mastermind behind a multimillion-rand illegal electricity reconnection syndicate at the Emfuleni Local Municipality has been arrested, with police saying the eighth suspect was taken into custody shortly after being released on bail in an unrelated matter.

PKTT arrests alleged mastermind of Emfuleni illegal electricity syndicate after bail release

An eighth suspect, alleged mastermind of an illegal electricity connection network in Emfuleni, Gauteng, was arrested for theft and money laundering.