R4.7m ‘fake witnesses’ racket lands Gqeberha court clerk, guesthouse owner in the dock
What to know about R4.7m ‘fake witnesses’ racket lands Gqeberha court clerk, guesthouse owner in the dock
A supervisor at the Gqeberha Magistrates’ Court came across a stack of questionable travel vouchers on a clerk’s desk in 2020, inadvertently uncovering an alleged R4.7-million fraud racket against the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development…
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What happened
A supervisor at the Gqeberha Magistrates’ Court came across a stack of questionable travel vouchers on a clerk’s desk in 2020, inadvertently uncovering an alleged R4.7-million fraud racket against the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development…
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