fraud

How Gupta paper scored R17.1m

The New Age newspaper, owned by the Gupta family, scored up to R17.1 million in an alleged money-laundering scheme involving Eric Wood, CEO of Gupta-linked financial services advisory group, Trillian. So say emails and documents before the Pretoria High Court by Regiments Capital, a competitor company of which Wood had[…]

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Two in dock for false RAF claims

A man and a woman appeared in court on Tuesday, in different cases, accused of fraud against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Both appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Bellville, Cape Town, before magistrate Sabrina Sonnenberg. The man, Mninindawo Mdledle, 57, of Khayelitsha, is alleged to have submitted[…]

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Hawks nab Cape tax swindler

The Hawks’ Commercial Wing on Thursday arrested an alleged fake tax practitioner in Cape Town for fraud amounting to R691 000 following lengthy investigations, police said. Police spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said on Thursday that between 2009 and 2012, the 42-year-old suspect – a self-professed tax-consultant – would allegedly approach[…]

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Hawks arrest suspect in R9.5m bond credit fraud

A man has been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal in connections with a multi-million rand mortgage credit fraud, the directorate for priority crime investigation (Hawks) said on Saturday. “The Hawks have arrested Malusi Norrison Kuzwayo, 34, for fraud, uttering, and money laundering relating to mortgage credit fraud to the tune of R9.5[…]

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Philippi councillor accused of fraud

WARD councillor Fikiswa Nkunzana faces charges of fraud after she allegedly duped a Philippi man into paying R80 000 for a house belonging to someone else. Andile Komani said he met Nkunzana, an ANC councillor, in February 2014 when he needed a house for his family. “I met Nkunzana at[…]

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ATM scam: Japan and SA to work together

The Standard Banking Group has suffered a gross loss estimated at R300 million following a sophisticated co-ordinated credit card scam involving 1 000 ATMs and 14 000 convenience stores. The banking group’s media spokesman, Ross Linstrom, said on Monday morning the scam involved the withdrawal of cash using a number[…]

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Canal Walk credit controller faces 272 fraud charges

Former credit controller and gift-card assistant at the Canal Walk shopping mall in Cape Town, who allegedly devised a scheme to scam the mall out of more than R700 000 after her promotion from the post of information assistant, now faces multiple fraud charges. Megan Dominique Brandt, 27, of Bothasig[…]

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U.N. discovers alleged bribery

The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body’s interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N. General Assembly president. The 21-page confidential report by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services’ (OIOS), reviewed by Reuters, outlines[…]

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Bobroff lawyers flee, Hawks nab wife

Shortly before they were to hand themselves over to the Hawks, father and son legal team Ronald and Darren Bobroff sold their law firm and fled the country. Ronald’s wife Elaine, however, was left behind and was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport while attempting to board a flight on[…]

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DA councillor’s wife jailed for R900k theft

A former estate agent and wife of a Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor has been sentenced to an effective eight years imprisonment for theft involving almost R900 000. Forty-three year old Yvette Greyling appeared in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes court on Thursday. She was accompanied by family members and her[…]

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