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BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong> – \u2019n Amptenaar van die Departement van Arbeid en 15 medepligtiges het hierdie week in die Bloemfonteinse Distrikshof verskyn na hul inhegtenisneming in verband met \u2019n gesofistikeerde Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds (WVF) bedrogsindikaat wat die staat meer as R1.5 miljoen gekos het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelopa Bethuel Mahlatsi (42), \u2019n regeringsamptenaar, het Maandag saam met sy medebeskuldigde verskyn nadat \u2019n geko\u00f6rdineerde operasie gelei deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens se Provinsiale Georganiseerde Misdaadeenheid die uitgebreide skema blootgel\u00ea het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die 15 medebeskuldigdes sluit in Kamoho Letuka (47), Thembinkosi Meshack Nelani (41), Pogisho Isaacs Senakgomo (60), Molefi Douglas Mayoba (55), Vuyo Kati (36), Tshendo Motshabi (38), Dintlese Jenipher Motshabi (51), Lehlohonolo Motloung (38), Lucas Marumo Lecoko (41), Thabane Clifford Nkolonyane (32), Senjanamane David Ramatsoele (35), Thabang Benedict Thipe (46), Vuyane Albert Njonondwana (49), Teboho Theron Thwani (38), en Bongani Radebe (41).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almal staan tereg op aanklagte van bedrog, korrupsie en geldwassery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoe die skema gewerk het<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Volgens voorlopige ondersoeke het die sindikaat individue gewerf en hul persoonlike inligting gebruik om bedrieglike WVF-eise in te dien. Hierdie eise is geregistreer met wettige maatskappyname sonder die medewete van die betrokke maatskappye, wat hulle tydens verwerking geldig laat lyk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die bedrieglik verkrygde fondse is toe na bewering versprei onder werwers, die ge\u00efmpliseerde regeringsamptenaar, en in sommige gevalle, die identiteitshouers self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bewyse dui daarop dat Mahlatsi persoonlik meer as R500 000 gebaat het, met sommige onwettige fondse wat direk deur tussengangers en begunstigdes in sy bankrekening oorgeplaas is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die eerste arrestasie het op 3 Julie by die Arbeidshuis in die Bloemfonteinse middestad plaasgevind, waar Mahlatsi in hegtenis geneem is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hofverrigtinge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tydens hul aanvanklike hofverskyning op 7 Julie is borgtog met verskillende bedrae toegestaan: Mahlatsi het borgtog van R10 000 ontvang, Letuka R3 000, Radebe R2 000, en die oorblywende 13 beskuldigdes is elk borgtog van R1 000 toegestaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bykomende verdagtes sal na verwagting by die saak gevoeg word en sal op 9 Julie in die hof verskyn. Die saak is uitgestel tot 25 Augustus vir verdere ondersoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG) het hierdie ontwikkelinge verwelkom, met streekswoordvoerder Mojalefa Senokoatsane wat die geko\u00f6rdineerde pogings van wetstoepassingsagentskappe beklemtoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHierdie arrestasies demonstreer die NVG en SAPS se ferm toewyding tot die aftakeling van georganiseerde misdaad en korrupsie, veral binne die openbare sektor,\u201d het Senokoatsane ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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