Barry Tannenbaum
South African businessman (born 1966)
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Barry Tannenbaum (born 1966) is a South African businessman who was accused of the largest corporate fraud in South Africa.[1]
Biography
Tannenbaum was born in Johannesburg in 1966.
In 2007, he moved to Sydney.[2]
In 2009, he was accused of running a R10 billion Ponzi scheme in the largest corporate fraud in South Africa. The fraud promised 880 investors returns of 200% per year in investments related to pharmaceutical imports.[3] However, South Africa never issued a formal extradition request.[2]
In February 2015, he was an Uber driver in Runaway Bay, Queensland.[2]