Uwe Gemballa missing... (uhh not missing, running from German govt)
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Based on this (a lengthy explanation of the situation over the past year and those involved):
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-09-...adovan-krejcir
So it seems it was a money laundering scheme gone wrong? Perhaps the reason Gemballa required the money wired to SA was because of this...but of course, just repaying the amount alone is never enough...
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-09-...adovan-krejcir
Mobster at the gates: The ugly saga of Radovan Krejcir
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Cars and cash
Uwe Gemballa, a German, carried out performance upgrades of Porsche and Ferrari cars for the super-rich. He went missing after arriving at OR Tambo airport on February 8 this year.
A former business associate of Krejcir, Juan Meyer, claims that Krejcir told him he was using cars imported with the assistance of Gemballa to smuggle cash into South Africa.
But, claims Meyer, when a Porsche was imported in September last year, the cash was missing. Meyer claims he overheard an angry phone exchange between Krejcir and Gemballa about the money.
Krejcir has dismissed Meyer as a nut and denies any connection with Gemballa's disappearance. He told M-Net's Carte Blanche: "I never see ... Uwe Gemballa."
However, Krejcir's associate Safi confirms that he, Safi, was in contact with Gemballa about setting up a franchise of the Gemballa sports car business in South Africa.
Safi said that another Krejcir associate, security consultant Cyril Beeka, was also set to be involved in the project, which Krejcir was to finance, but that Gemballa never made *contact with them after his arrival in South Africa.
The M&G has seen copies of correspondence with Gemballa from a "Jerome Saphire" about setting up such a franchise. Krejcir did not respond to questions about whether Gemballa was aware of his connection with Saphire. Beeka declined to respond to questions.....
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Cars and cash
Uwe Gemballa, a German, carried out performance upgrades of Porsche and Ferrari cars for the super-rich. He went missing after arriving at OR Tambo airport on February 8 this year.
A former business associate of Krejcir, Juan Meyer, claims that Krejcir told him he was using cars imported with the assistance of Gemballa to smuggle cash into South Africa.
But, claims Meyer, when a Porsche was imported in September last year, the cash was missing. Meyer claims he overheard an angry phone exchange between Krejcir and Gemballa about the money.
Krejcir has dismissed Meyer as a nut and denies any connection with Gemballa's disappearance. He told M-Net's Carte Blanche: "I never see ... Uwe Gemballa."
However, Krejcir's associate Safi confirms that he, Safi, was in contact with Gemballa about setting up a franchise of the Gemballa sports car business in South Africa.
Safi said that another Krejcir associate, security consultant Cyril Beeka, was also set to be involved in the project, which Krejcir was to finance, but that Gemballa never made *contact with them after his arrival in South Africa.
The M&G has seen copies of correspondence with Gemballa from a "Jerome Saphire" about setting up such a franchise. Krejcir did not respond to questions about whether Gemballa was aware of his connection with Saphire. Beeka declined to respond to questions.....
