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Fraud

Attorney blames the devil for fraud and money laundering

By Shamiela Fisher

36-year-old Yandisa Mjikelo has been handed an effective 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering.

  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    EC police officer arrested on fraud allegations

    An Eastern Cape police officer has landed himself in trouble with authorities and will make a first court appearance next week.

    30 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    EC cop arrested on fraud charges

    The 37-year-old detective sergeant was taken into custody on Thursday by members of the East London serious corruption investigation team of the Hawks.

    31 days ago
  • Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini appears in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on 9 March 2022 for judgment in her perjury case. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News

    NPA highlights a pattern of dishonesty in Bathabile Dlamini's cases

    The Johannesburg Magistrates Court found Dlamini lied under oath in her oral and written testimony at the inquiry into the 2017 South African Social Security Agency grants crisis.

    67 days ago
  • Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels

    North West municipality employee arrested for fraud amounting to R30m

    It is believed that he conspired with his attorney Gerard Jacques du Plessis who was already been sentenced to 15 years.

    93 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    General manager appears in court for defrauding security company of R2.1m

    Aaron Mofokeng was arrested in Johannesburg in the early hours of Wednesday morning and has been charged with fraud and money laundering.

    110 days ago
  • Image: SAPS

    Gauteng Hawks arrest Absa employee who defrauded company of over R100m

    The fraudulent transfers allegedly took place between September and December last year.

    113 days ago
  • FILE: Former US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    New York probe finds 'signicant evidence' of Trump Organisation fraud

    In a court filing late Tuesday, state Attorney General Letitia James wrote that the ongoing civil inquiry had found that the Trump Organization fraudulently overvalued multiple assets to secure loans and then undervalued them to minimize taxes.

    117 days ago
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    KZN woman to appear in court for defrauding Dept of Labour over R13,000

    According to the Hawks, she submitted a fraudulent UIF claim to the Department of Labour back in 2018 when she was working for Richards Bay Minerals.

    135 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    7 arrested for illegally using state petrol cards in Prince Albert

    The suspects include three fuel station workers and four EMS personnel.

    158 days ago
  • VBS Mutual Bank in Thohoyandou. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Three more people arrested for VBS scandal, total arrests now at 23

    A total of 23 people have been arrested in connection with R2 billion lost due to alleged fraud and corruption where municipal monies was invested and then paid out to selected people.

    181 days ago
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    State to oppose bail for 8 Nigerian men linked to online romance scam

    The men were arrested in the Tableview area on Tuesday and appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

    208 days ago
  • A South African Social Security Agency office in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    4 EC Sassa officials arrested for fraud amounting to more than R5m

    The data capturers were taken into custody by Hawks officers at various locations on Thursday.

    213 days ago
  • Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu continued her testimony in the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court on 15 September 2021. She is accused of killing several of her family members and boyfriend and plotting the murder of her sister and five kids. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    State: There’s enough evidence to find Nomia Ndlovu guilty of murder, fraud

    State prosecutor Riana Williams drew a pattern of inconsistencies in Nomia Ndlovu’s bail affidavit and her testimony in court.

    214 days ago
  • FILE: Officials say the funds were loaded onto a card that belonged to a person who died without supporting documents from the bank. Picture: Pixabay.com

    Joburg Market senior employee arrested for fraud amounting to R5.5m

    It’s alleged the suspect worked with a colleague who was the acting compliance accountant and had powers to administer buyers guarantees.

    216 days ago
  • FILE: Former Eastern Cape Health MEC Sidiswa Gomba. Picture: @healthecmec/Twitter

    Mandela funeral fraud case against Gomba, 13 others postponed to Jan 2022

    Along with 13 others, axed Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba is charged with fraud, money laundering, the contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act and corruption.

    222 days ago
  • FILE: Former ANC MP Vincent Smith appears in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 14 October 2020 in connection with a fraud and corruption case. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith’s bribery case set down for 2 November

    Smith is embroiled in bribery allegations of R800,000 related to the infamous Bosasa state capture scandal.

    230 days ago
  • FILE: A Dis-Chem store: Picture: Dis-chem Facebook Page

    Dis-Chem acts against staff issuing fraudulent COVID jab certificates

    Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Saltzman said that it was upsetting to see that a small number of individuals felt that they could take advantage of the vaccine rollout drive.

    243 days ago
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    Hawks arrest 13 suspects accused of siphoning R15m from Limpopo municipality

    The officials are accused of paying money to different companies for services that were never rendered.

    259 days ago
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