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A City of Johannesburg official working as a general worker in the housing department is expected to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s court today on charges of fraud and corruption.
The official was arrested yesterday afternoon by the South African Police Service (SAPS) working together with the City’s Group Forensic and Investigation Service (GFIS) Department.
It is alleged that the suspect created a fraudulent RDP house application and charged the complainant an amount of R4000 to process the application.
The complainant alleges that she went to the City’s department of Housing to enquire about the status of her RDP housing application. Upon her arrival the offices she met the suspect who promised to speed up her application provided she pays R4000.
The suspect is a general worker and has nothing to do with RDP houses application. The unsuspecting complainant then paid R1500 into the suspect’s bank account. However, he demanded the payment of R2500 before he could proceed with the application.
The matter was then reported to GFIS and SAPS. An investigation was conducted and the suspect was then arrested.
The City is appealing to anyone who might have information on the illegal sale of RDP houses or stands to please come forward. The information will assist the law enforcement agencies as they continue to investigate such cases.
The City would also like to encourage people to report any fraud and corruption activities through our 24hour tipoff hotline 0800 002 587 or visit the GFIS offices situated at 48 Ameshoff Street, Braamfontein.
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For further information contact,
Lucky Sindane
Director: Strategic Stakeholder Management
Group Forensic and Investigation Service
Cell: 065 865 0696
Email: LuckySi@joburg.org.za
Issued by the City of Johannesburg
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22/07/2021
