Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court
latest news & developmentsFraudster Howard Mashaba gets a R40 000 suspended fine for contempt
The state prosecutor had argued for imprisonment, saying Mashaba had no respect for the rule of law
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
NPA defies court order in R22m fraud case
The authority seems to have dragged its feet in the arrest of a convicted criminal
UIF Ters fraudster sentenced, blames ‘abusive’ stepfather for crimes
The state argued that giving Dennis Modika a lesser sentence would minimise the impact of his offence
Covid fund fraudster stole R5.5m
Dennis Modika is convicted after using ghost employees to make false Ters claims
Fraudster who stole R5 million from UIF Covid fund convicted
The UIF and Cosatu have launched an online platform to help employees check if their Covid-19 funds had been paid
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
‘I’m charged for being black’, says FNB, Sasol R420m fraud accused
Mahendren Munsamy calls charges against him ‘an assault’ on black fuel sellers
Delay in sentencing bogus Prasa engineer Daniel Mthimkhulu
Transcripts blamed as Mthimkhulu, who was convicted in January on thee fraud counts, still has not been sentenced
Cyber fraudsters get lengthy sentences for stealing R12.4m
Olatunji Abdul and Adebayo Quandri targeted property and law firms during their two-month scheme
‘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
Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer
Amanda Samuelson ran a five-year fraud scheme, diverting payments to herself.
FNB, Investec exposed to R6.3m scam
Administrators at First National Bank are accused of duping Investec out of millions of rand.
Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years
A former IT executive at the company allegedly led an elaborate fraudulent syndicate for eight years
Police analyst implicated in R600k fraud scheme
But the forensic analyst has also claimed to be a victim of identity fraud