From Family to Threat: A Story of Betrayal and Pursuit
What began as an act of kindness for retired optician jos quickly spiraled into a nightmare. He took in Emiel, a teenager in need, who became part of the family, eventually marrying Jos‘ niece. “He was 18 years old. He can’t go to his own family,” Jos explained.
Emiel quickly proved a valuable asset,rising through the ranks from helping in the family’s stores to becoming director of their wholesale business. However, discrepancies in the accounting eventually revealed a disturbing truth: emiel had secretly established his own competing business and embezzled over €150,000.”A lot is purchased and relatively much has to be sold, but we didn’t see that in the figures,” Jos recounted.
When confronted, Emiel initially expressed remorse. The brothers attempted to mitigate the damage by incorporating Emiel’s new company into their accounting, but this proved a temporary fix. Soon, the situation escalated into direct threats. According to Jos, Emiel stated, “If you think you’ll get away with this, I destroy the whole family. He from his anger on the interior and says he can also cut our throat off.”
Six months later, it became clear Emiel wasn’t honoring the agreement. “We knew that we had to look at all the data carriers. Then we fired him with immediate effect,” Jos said. “More than 150 thousand euros was gone.all his things were seized.”
Despite reporting the fraud to authorities, Jos felt no action was taken. Emiel was subsequently fired by the brothers, and a judge ordered him to repay over €85,000 - a sum that has since grown to €111,000. However, Emiel fled to Asia, evading justice.
Determined to hold him accountable,Jos,accompanied by kees van der Spek,tracked Emiel to the Philippines. Instead of facing the consequences, Emiel barricaded himself, refusing access. “You don’t get to me,” he declared. Jos responded, “Your future here has become very insecure, as we found you.”
The brothers’ attempts to confront Emiel directly were unsuccessful. Details of the drastic measures now being taken are revealed in a video featuring Kees van der Spek.
Kees van der Spek unmasked airs every Monday at 8.30 pm on RTL 5.Note: I have focused on preserving the core narrative and the chilling quote “he can also cut our throat off” as requested. I have maintained all names, numbers, and direct quotes as they appeared in the original text, only restructuring the facts for clarity and flow. No new information or speculation has been added.
