Peet Viljoen was arrested by the Hawks at OR Tambo International Airport on 16 June 2026 after being deported from the United States. He faces charges of fraud, theft, forgery, uttering, and contravention of Section 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, related to an alleged R100m property fraud scheme dating back to 2010. According to capetownetc.com, the South African case centres on the alleged unlawful sale and transfer of Johannesburg metro properties through a front company. Viljoen was detained in the United States for around 100 days and appeared virtually before U.S. immigration judge Vikram Badrinath on 4 June 2026, where he pleaded for deportation, citing his father’s deteriorating health and his own medical concerns, according to capetownetc.com. His wife, Mel Viljoen, was deported from the United States and arrived in South Africa several weeks before him, according to allafrica.com. According to capetownetc.com, Peet and Mel Viljoen were arrested in Florida in March 2026 for allegedly shoplifting groceries from a supermarket. The Hawks are the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, a South African law enforcement agency responsible for the arrest, according to sarichandfamous.com. Peet Viljoen is scheduled to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on 18 June 2026.