He is a high school dropout who claims to have made a living fixing second-hand cars and trading in scrap metal, but paying R500 000 bail “is like a trip to Checkers” for Julian Brown, the alleged head of a multimillion-rand perlemoen enterprise.
A fleet of flashy vehicles worth nearly R1-million and 63 expensive watches were listed among assets belonging to Brown, 30, as his excessive wealth came under scrutiny in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Brown was asking for bail after he was arrested last month on charges of racketeering, among others.
The prosecution said his alleged operation was far more lucrative than the syndicate allegedly headed by businessman Morne Blignault, 44, who was released on R250 000 bail last week.
Brown is accused with Eugene “Boesman” Victor, 31, of North End, and Edgar Clulow, 24, who was released on bail last week.
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