Noose slackens around neck of councillor
2007-10-25
A CHARGE of fraud against the controversial ANC councillor for Franschhoek, Gordon Pheiffer, was temporarily withdrawn last week.
Pheiffer was charged with fraud after he contracted a painter, Paul Williams, to do paintwork for the Stellenbosch Municipality. A payment of R10 000 was agreed upon, but on payment, Pheiffer alleged that the Municipality had mistakenly paid R31 000 into Williams’s account.
Pheiffer allegedly demanded that Williams repay him the excess of R21 000. Williams did this, but the money was never transferred to the Municipality.
During Pheiffer’s court appearance in Paarl last week, the charge of fraud were temporarily withdrawn, pending further investigation.
A spokesperson for the court said that currently the possibility of a second suspect was being investigated.
Another case of fraud which is currently being investigated against this maverick councillor, is that of the unlawful allocation of a Safcol house to a friend.
Pheiffer also appeared in court earlier this year on charges of riotous behaviour and participating in an illegal march.
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