{"id":46254,"date":"2023-10-11T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/suspect-appears-in-court-for-submitting-fraudulent-claim-to-raf-20231011\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:03:01","slug":"suspect-appears-in-court-for-submitting-fraudulent-claim-to-raf-20231011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/suspect-appears-in-court-for-submitting-fraudulent-claim-to-raf-20231011\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect appears in court for submitting fraudulent claim to RAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"ae8np-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ae8np-0-0\">\n<p>East London based Serious Corruption Investigation (SCI) team of the Hawks ensured that Tubalomtandazo Butshingi (32) appeared before the East London Magistrate\u2019s Court in connection with fraud yesterday, October 10, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>His matter was then remanded for legal representation and formal bail application today, October 11.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba said, it is alleged that Butshingi was involved in a car accident near Muvhango in East London on September 9, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accused allegedly claimed that he was a pedestrian standing on the side of the road waiting to cross when an unknown car, that was reportedly coming from Mdantsane, knocked him down and it did not stop. Butshingi indicated that he sustained injuries of a fractured right ankle and was taken to hospital for treatment,\u201d said Fumba.<\/p>\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"a7vq8-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"a7vq8-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"4fd2o-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4fd2o-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"er5jr-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"er5jr-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"3bk1u-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3bk1u-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"c51ae-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c51ae-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"ejtae-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ejtae-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"5b7ns-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5b7ns-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"45scp\" data-offset-key=\"2mlp7-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2mlp7-0-0\">\n<p>He added that further allegations revealed that he lodged a claim against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) due to the accident.<\/p>\n<p>He said the RAF reportedly conducted its internal investigation and picked up discrepancies between the accused\u2019s version and the hospital records before the claim was paid. Fumba said, however, RAF reportedly repudiated the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter was reported to the Hawks for probing. The investigation revealed that Butshingi had intentionally submitted a false claim to defraud RAF, where he has misrepresented the facts of what occurred during the accident. 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