JOHANNESBURG — A Danish woman considered the main suspect in a fraud case that caused a Danish government welfare agency to lose at least 111 million kroner ($17 million) has been arrested in South Africa. Denmark’s top prosecution authority said Britta Nielsen was arrested Monday in Johannesburg, and Denmark will seek her extradition. Nielsen appeared briefly in Randburg Magistrates’ court in Johannesburg Monday and her case was scheduled to be heard on Thursday, according to South African media. On Thursday, a man suspected in the same case also was arrested in South Africa. According to Danish media, her family owns several properties in South Africa.

Source: National Post November 05, 2018 08:26 UTC