Johannesburg broker Mark Kretzschmar faces new R30 million fraud charge
This was revealed during Kretzschmar's brief appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate's Court on Thursday for a different fraud case, which was reported at the Bramley police station.
In this case, the victim told News24 that Kretzschmar allegedly vanished with more than R2 million she had invested with him in 2020.
The 56-year-old handed himself over to police on Wednesday in connection with the Bramley case.
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