Compensation fund fraud case postponed
2013-01-17 14:37
Pretoria - The trial of three people accused of defrauding
the department of labour's compensation fund was postponed until 12 March by
the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Former fund employees Maxwell Ramaphosa, Samuel Mfeleng and
Kgabo Johanna Methi are accused of 15 counts of fraud and 26 counts of
money-laundering involving almost R500 000.
They have pleaded not guilty and are out on bail of R3 000
each.
They allegedly collaborated with Rustenburg physiotherapist
Jones Modau to siphon money into his account from the Compensation Fund.
Modau pleaded guilty last year to the three counts of fraud
and 14 counts of money-laundering.
He was sentenced to three years' house arrest, a further
three years, conditionally suspended for five years, and two years for money
laundering, which was suspended for five years.
He initially appeared with Ramaphosa, Mfeleng and Methi, but
the cases were separated when the others pleaded not guilty.
Ramaphosa and Mfeleng are also involved in two other fraud
cases involving the department of labour.
- SAPA
