Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI
/ 8 April 2024

Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI

Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder

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NPA defies court order in R22m fraud case
/ 1 March 2024

NPA defies court order in R22m fraud case

The authority seems to have dragged its feet in the arrest of a convicted criminal

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Covid fund fraudster stole R5.5m
/ 8 December 2023

Covid fund fraudster stole R5.5m

Dennis Modika is convicted after using ghost employees to make false Ters claims

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How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients
/ 16 March 2023

How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients

British citizen Richard Marsden apparently orchestrated the defrauding of clients at FNB, Absa and Rand Merchant Bank

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‘I’m charged for being black’, says FNB, Sasol R420m fraud accused
/ 2 February 2023

‘I’m charged for being black’, says FNB, Sasol R420m fraud accused

Mahendren Munsamy calls charges against him ‘an assault’ on black fuel sellers

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Cyber fraudsters get lengthy sentences for stealing R12.4m
/ 11 July 2022

Cyber fraudsters get lengthy sentences for stealing R12.4m

Olatunji Abdul and Adebayo Quandri targeted property and law firms during their two-month scheme

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‘Deplorable’ R35m Eskom fraudsters receive 20-year jail term
/ 31 March 2022

‘Deplorable’ R35m Eskom fraudsters receive 20-year jail term

Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala defrauded Eskom to the tune of almost R35-million over 32 months through 53 bogus transactions

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Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer
/ 22 January 2022

Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer

Amanda Samuelson ran a five-year fraud scheme, diverting payments to herself.

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FNB, Investec exposed to R6.3m scam
/ 22 September 2021

FNB, Investec exposed to R6.3m scam

Administrators at First National Bank are accused of duping Investec out of millions of rand.

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Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years
/ 5 September 2021

Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years

A former IT executive at the company allegedly led an elaborate fraudulent syndicate for eight years

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How graft arrests came together
/ 8 October 2020

How graft arrests came together

Learning from its failure to turn the Schabir Shaik conviction into one for Jacob Zuma, the state is now building an effective system for catching thieves. Khaya Koko, Sabelo Skiti and Paddy Harper take a look behind the scenes at how law enforcement agencies have started creating consequences for the corrupt