From running a multimillion-rand empire to walking out of prison without even a pair of shoes to his name, convicted perlemoen kingpin Julian Brown was stripped of everything he had when he was jailed for racketeering.
Volumes of exhibits, including nine lever-arch files containing bank statements of those allegedly involved in the multimillion-rand Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) fraud case, set the tone for proceedings in the high court on Monday.
Not only brothers in name, they were also brothers in arms in business in an alleged “well-oiled” machine set up to pilfer millions of rand meant to be used for the Bay’s beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS).
“Not guilty” were the words uttered in succession by the men and women accused of siphoning off millions of rand meant for Nelson Mandela Bay’s now defunct Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) as they were asked to plead to the charges on Tuesday.