UNDICTATED: Cawood says intermediaries that enabled Warriner’s Ponzi will be attacked

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The billions gambled away by self-confessed Ponzi operator Craig Warriner were sourced through high-profile financial companies, whose endorsement provided the credibility the St Stithians old boy’s criminal enterprise needed. In this fascinating interview, Pretoria attorney Werner Cawood the only victim present when Warriner appeared in a small Katlehong municipal court last week, explains what happened there - and how his firm was sucked into investing with the fraudster’s front company, BHI Trust. Cawood is representing over 100 fellow victims and has applied for the sequestration of the BHI Trust to protect whatever remains of the operation run out of 4 Gremlin Road in Sandton - including data that will implicate the enabling companies. He told Alec Hogg of BizNews that this will help victims go after them
27 Oct 2023 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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