Trio accused of defrauding KZN education department of R85m granted bail: Three people who allegedly defrauded the KwaZulu-Natal education department of more than R85m have been granted R100,000 bail each.
It is alleged the accused colluded and defrauded the department through cover quoting.
Hawks KZN spokesperson Lt-Col Simphiwe Mhlongo said they allegedly created fictitious enterprises through which they engaged in cover quoting, and legislated procurement processes were evaded to guarantee the award of contracts to enterprises of the syndicate. Mhlongo said more than R85m was paid by the department during the 2012/2013 and the 2016/2017 financial years.
“A case of fraud was reported at Pietermaritzburg police station and the case docket was allocated to the Hawks members for investigation. Through intensive and prosecution-guided investigation, the accused were arrested and charged,” said Mhlongo.The matter was postponed to November 10 for further investigation.
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