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Media Statement MPUMALANGA – Mxolisi Evidence Hadebe (46) and Luthando Mpangeva (38) were found guilty and sentenced by the by Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Friday, November 2024 for fraud and money laundering in terms of section 4 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA). The sentence followed after the Hawks Middelburg Serious Commercial Crime Investigation took over investigation regarding fraud reported within the municipality. It was reported that on 9 June 2020, information was received from the former Chief Financial Officer of Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality regarding alleged misconduct between the Evoke Trading (Pty) Ltd and officials employed by the same municipality, Thando Mpangeva and Mxolisi Evidence Hadebe. Evoke Trading (Pty) Ltd was appointed as service providers by the municipality. It was later discovered that the company was paid without delivering any service or work done. Mr Mxolisi Hadebe confirmed that the work was done, while Luthando Mpangeva , the project manager, ensured that fraudulent invoices were created and paid. Consequently, the municipality suffered the actual loss of R 127 974-25. The two accused were found guilty on all the six charges on 21 October 2024 and the case was postponed to 22 November 2024 for sentencing.
Mxolisi Evidence Hadebe and Luthando Mpangeva appeared before the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday , 22 November 2024 and were sentenced as follows: Both accused found guilty on (05) counts of fraud and (01) money laundering charge. They were sentenced to two (02) years imprisonment on each count in terms of section 280(2) of Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977. The court ordered that the sentence imposed should run concurrently.
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