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News24 reports that three Mpumalanga officials have been arrested on R60 million fraud, theft and money laundering charges and are expected to appear in court on Thursday.
The suspects, who work for the Mbombela Municipality, Mbombela Traffic Department and White River Traffic Department, were arrested at their respective departments on Wednesday morning. This brought to nine the number of arrests in connection with the illicit practice of "money dumping" by extending expired vehicle discs and having money paid to officials, instead of the department. According to Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson Simon Zwane, six of the suspects who worked as administrators were arrested in July and have since been released on bail. The latest suspects to be arrested worked as clerks in different registering authorities in Mpumalanga. "It is alleged the three colluded with administrators, who worked at the help desk of the Department of Community Safety and Liaison, to conduct illicit transactions that cost the state a loss of R60 million in unpaid licence fees and penalties," Zwane said. He explained that the modus operandi involved changing the ownership of affected motor vehicles into the name of an unsuspecting individual, a deceased person, or a dormant company. Fees and arrear penalties would then be passed on to the unsuspecting individual or companies before vehicle ownership was changed back to the rightful owner without any debt. "In some instances, fees were dumped onto government vehicles using a GG authority code," Zwane indicated. The six suspects arrested in July will return to court on 29 September.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zandile Khumalo at News24
- Lees ook, Valke slaan toe op Laeveldse amptenare in verband met vervalsde lisensieskywe, by Maroela Media
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