Ndudi Anyim
A fraudsters, Nana Precious Mbuto, has met his waterloo, after he was arrested by the Durban based Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team for falsely applying for Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) fund amounting to R2.6million.
It was gathered that the 33-year-old Mbuto, had applied to get the TERS’ Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) from the Department of Labour since April 2020.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect used particulars of two entities; Sandy & Sissy Trading and Narrow Road Trading Projects, to make the application.
Speaking for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Colonel Katlego Mogale said the suspects submitted a fabricated list of employees and colluded with a yet-to-be arrested official of the department in order to unduly benefit from the UIF.
“ Mbuto has made a brief appearance in the Durban Commercial Crime Court today. She was not granted bail and the case was postponed to March 4, 2021 for formal bail application, ” he said.