Disbarred Lawyer, Wife Arrested in US Land Scandal
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Disbarred South African lawyer Peet Viljoen and his wife Mel, a reality TV star, are back in the news after their recent arrest in the US. Viljoens past legal troubles include a 2011 scandal involving illegal land transfers in Johannesburg. Now, a new case of fraud has emerged, with sixteen parcels of public land wrongly sold to private buyers. Viljoens former employee, now a consultant, is accused of helping a criminal group pull off the scheme. The case exposes a wider network of corrupt officials and staff, highlighting ongoing risks to public assets in Johannesburg.
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