Tshwane cops net 1 impersonating metro employee at Reitvlei water plant since 2012
The man was exposed after the city's forensic teams conducted investigations into suspicions of identity fraud of a staff worker known as Prince, following a request from the COO of the plant.
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JOHANNESBURG - Tshwane police have arrested a man who has been posing as a city employee working at the Reitvlei Water Treatment Plant since 2012.
The man was exposed after the city's forensic teams conducted investigations into suspicions of identity fraud of a staff worker known as Prince, following a request from the COO of the plant.
Investigations revealed that Prince had been employed by the city under the name Mr Mohlaume Geoffrey Mamabolo despite discrepancies regarding the official identity document on file.
The metro said the Home Affairs Department confirmed to them that the real Mr Mamabolo's identity document was issued in 2013, and the ID number in question had been blocked after the man known as "Prince" attempted to apply for a smart ID card.
Spokesperson Selby Bokaba said, "His fingerprints did not match the records in the Home Affairs database, raising suspicions that he might be a foreign national."
He said Prince failed to provide a valid explanation for the ID discrepancy he was confronted by Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers, and ultimately admitted that he was not the real Mr Mamabolo.
He further disclosed that the allegedly fraudulent ID document was provided to him years ago by an individual in Polokwane.
Bokaba said he was subsequently arrested and is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates' Court on Monday.