Man appears for fraud, Russels furniture store, Jankempdorp

Man appears for fraud, Russels furniture store, Jankempdorp
Man appears for fraud, Russels furniture store, Jankempdorp

Itumeleng Setshaba Mokwena (39), a former employee of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, appeared at Jankempdorp Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud and corruption on Monday, 22 January 2018.

Mokwena allegedly used an accomplice’s details to submit a fraudulent insurance claim documents at Russels furniture store worth R30 000 in Jankempdorp. The claim was paid on 30 July 2014 and the money was shared amongst them.

The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Crime unit arrested Mokwena on January 22, after investigations revealed that the beneficiary of a deceased customer was altered and replaced by the recruited claimant. This was in the wake of an alleged disagreement between the two suspects on sharing of the proceeds of crime.

The case has been postponed to 21 February 2018 for further investigation, meanwhile Mokwena has been released on R3000 bail. An additional arrest on this matter is imminent.

South Africa Today – South Africa News

SOURCESouth African Police Service