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The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has mobilized to freeze R300 million in assets, including palatial homes and a fleet of luxury cars, which were once coveted by those allegedly profiting from the state’s asbestos audit corruption scheme Free.
Flashy businessman Edwin Sodi, former Mangaung Mayor Sarah Mlamleli, Free State Human Settlements Department Head Nthimotse Mokhesi, John Matlakala, Seal Radebe, Abel Manyeki and Thabane Zulu appeared in Bloemfontein Magistrates Court facing a series of charges, including corruption, fraud and money. Whitening.
Two days before they entered the dock, the AFU obtained a restraining order in the Superior Court of the Free State, which effectively froze any attempt to dispose of the assets.
This includes high-end sports cars owned by Sodi and his firm, Blackhead Consulting. Among them are a Rolls Royce Ghost, a Bentley Continental convertible and a Porsche Cayenne S Coupé.
Twenty-five cars registered to Blackhead, including a Ferrari, another Porsche and another Bentley, were also restricted under the order.
This is a developing story.
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