An employee of the Hawks is going through charges of fraud for producing a faux matric certificate when making use of for the job within the Western Cape workplace.
HAWKS OFFICIAL APPLIED TO BE A SECURITY OFFICIAL
The place of a safety official on the Hawks places of work in Bellville, Western Cape, was marketed in October final 12 months.
Phelisa Lande, 45, utilized for the place. She was the profitable candidate and began her duties on 1 April this 12 months, mentioned Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani.
“When she applied for the said position, the accused [Lande] allegedly submitted a fraudulent matric certificate, which was one of the requirements for the post. As a result, [Lande] was appointed as a security official in Bellville, Western Cape office.”
Zinzi Hani
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HAWKS EVENTUALLY NOTICED THE SUSPICIOUS MATRIC CERTIFICATE AND ARRESTED THEIR EMPLOYEE
But the Hawks seen the certificate was a bit suspicious. They then vetted the {qualifications} with the Department of Education.
“It was during this process that the allegation of fraud was discovered and further investigation revealed that the accused submitted the same qualification to her previous employment, where she was employed as a security officer,” Hani mentioned.
The Hawks went after Lande. She was arrested on Monday, 8 August by her employer’s Serious Commercial Investigation workforce in Bellville for falsifying her qualficiation.
Lande is nevertheless launched, as she was granted R1 000 bail by the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. She faces charges of fraud.
“The matter has been remanded to Tuesday, 6 September 2022, for authorized illustration.
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HAWKS POUNCE ON COMPANY DIRECTORS WHO DEFRAUDED THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Meanwhile, a pair of firm administrators have joined one other director of a separate firm on charges of fraud in Gauteng.
Mmatjanyana Gladys Matitoane, 53, and Lucas Lefu Tseki, 42 are administrators of Southern Place Group (Pty) Ltd and have joined Harvey Sicelo Buthelezi, 50, for defrauding the Industrial Development Corporation.
Buthelezi is a director for Energy Fabrication (Pty) Ltd. The two firms launched into a three way partnership in 2017.
But the Hawks investigation revealed that the administrators had allegedly approached the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for a R185 million mortgage, mentioned Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha.
“The loan was meant to fund a new company which would specialise in heavy steel construction. The agreement between the parties and IDC was approved on the basis that the amount will be divided into three aspects.”
Captain Lloyd Ramovha
The cash was to be divided right into a property mortgage, working capital and wiping of the businesses’ money owed, mentioned Ramovha.
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COMPANY DIRECTORS RECEIVE LOAN, MISUSE IT AND GET ARRESTED
The IDC accepted the mortgage on 16 October 2017 and the three way partnership acquired the hundreds of thousands on 28 March 2018.
But the administrators as a substitute used it for private achieve and leisure, breaching the contract with the IDC, mentioned Ramovha.
This was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation workforce in May 2021, resulting in the arrest of the trio.
Matitoane and Tseki appeared earlier than the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Court on Wednesday on charges of theft and fraud.
The three are launched on R20 000 bail every. They are to reappear on 13 September 2022.
“The IDC has suffered a loss of R185 million as a result.”
