Cops arrest J Arthur Brown
2008-05-09 18:42
Johannesburg - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown has been arrested on charges of theft, fraud and money laundering, the NPA said on Friday.
"J Arthur Brown was arrested on the strength of a warrant following the investigation that was carried out on a separate leg of the bigger Fidentia investigation," said National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Tlali Tlali.
He was arrested in Cape Town's central business district on Friday afternoon and appeared in court.
The case was postponed to Monday and Brown would remain in police custody until he appeared in court.
"We should be able to disclose before court [on Monday] the reasons and circumstances that led to the arrest," Tlali said.
He said Brown's wife Susan and their children had left the country. However he would not elaborate on any investigations into her connection to the Fidentia case, or whether she had fled the country for fear of arrest.
"I am really not focusing on the wife. I am focusing on the person who has been arrested," said Tlali.
- SAPA