The 33-year-old Soweto man who masqueraded as an Advocate and defrauded unsuspecting clients of over R1.5 million was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday. Makhetha Mathumba lured clients through his facebook account where he posed as…
Johannesburg – The Hawks in Gauteng have on Wednesday morning arrested three SAPS employees stationed at Brakpan police station's support service for defrauding the state of R37 000 in false overtime claims. The mastermind, who works at the station's finance department, created overtime claims for…
Pretoria –The Administrative Officer at the at the Department of Health in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga and two company directors were arrested on Wednesday night for attempting to defraud the department of close to R1 million. The two company directors had connived with the official to prepare…
The Inkatha Freedom Party is deeply concerned about the on going reports of fraud and corruption in the administration of social grants. "The recent suspension of staff at the Umfolozi social welfare office is yet another example of challenges being faced by the Department of…
“I was very frustrated. I was calling them daily to find out what the issue is, that I need my money back. And they were very rude - their attitude was one of ‘there’s no way you’re getting your money back, there’s nothing we can…
The well-known Port Elizabeth businessman Shaun Ah Shene (55) was released on R8 000 bail by the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court where appeared on Thursday, facing charges of fraud and contravention of the Tax Administration Act. Ah Shene, the sole owner of Coral Blue Trading,…
Soon after he was granted a R5 000 bail by the Wolmaransstad Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding the Maquas-Hill Municipality of R540 000, Windy Judas Mahlangu (46), the Chief Traffic Officer at the same municipality was rearrested for another fraud case. The Balfour…
Pretoria - Serial fraudster Jonathan Constable (44) has been arrested once again for fraud and corruption by the Hawks in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga on Tuesday. Constable masqueraded as an officer from the Anti-Corruption unit who was responsible for investigating corruption as well as false immigration documents.…
Pretoria - The Head of Department of the Free State’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Mokete Victor Duma (46) and his co-accused, Samuel Shabalala (41) have been released on R5 000 bail each by the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court where they appeared on Tuesday, following their…
Pretoria - The South Gauteng High Court has on Wednesday, 24 June 2015, sentenced nine convicted fraudsters to an effective 1680 years combined for defrauding the Post Bank, forgery and uttering, money laundering and stealing money from unsuspecting persons' account as well as racketeering. Isaac…