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A man accused of recruiting several role players in an alleged commodity deal to sell diesel to a non-existent buyer in Namibia has been refused bail for a second time in the Port Elizabeth High court.
Barend Barkhuizen was arrested in Gauteng last November on charges of fraud and money laundering of over R1 million.
It is alleged that in January 2011 Barkhuizen under false pretences requested Brian Schmidt to act as a "paymaster" in a business transaction involving the sale of Diesel.
Funds were transferred to Schmidt's bank account by employees of Standard Bank in Windhoek which was then distributed to other people as instructed by Barkhuizen.
According to the state Barkhuizen never brokered a deal for the sale of Diesel between a South African company and a Namibian buyer.
According to the state neither the seller nor the buyer excisted . Barkhuizen conducted the scam by using the bank accounts of Schmidt to launder the proceeds of the fraud committed in Namibia.
The matter was postponed until 31st January.
Meanwhile he is due to appear in Gauteng to be sentenced on another fraud case against him.
