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MPUMALANGA - Godfrey Thembikuhle Mgidi (36) and Christina Ncazane Mgidi (50) were found guilty and sentenced by the Witbank Magistrates Court on Monday, 22 April 2024 for Fraud and Contravening the provision of section 234 of the Tax Administration Act, Act 28 of 2011. During January 2015, both accused were directors of a company called [...]
EASTERN CAPE – The Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Mboiki Obed Ngwenya, has appreciated the determination by the East London Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Hawks in partnership with National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in making sure that Ntombozuko Mgoqi (43) was sentenced by the Peddie Regional court on 19 April 2024 on [...]
A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court to 48 months in prison for his role in laundering the proceeds of scams against American consumers and businesses to co-conspirators located in Nigeria. According to court documents, Niselio Barros Garcia Jr., 50, of Winter Garden, was part of a network of individuals who laundered proceeds [...]
A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance today in Burlington, Vermont, on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud. According to court documents, Adnan S. Khan, M.D., 48, of Grantham, orchestrated his alleged illegal prescribing and health care fraud conspiracies through New [...]
Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC (CNS) has agreed to pay the United States $18.4 million to settle allegations that, between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2020, CNS knowingly submitted false claims to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for time not worked at NNSA’s Pantex Site near Amarillo, Texas. The NNSA’s Pantex Site is the [...]
In today’s challenging economic landscape, where consumers increasingly prioritise affordability in their car buying endeavours, the allure of snagging a great deal often leads them to auctions. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a live auction and become carried away with the potential savings. While there’s a real chance of securing …
Ticket scams often involve the creation of fake advertisements, posts, or listings on social media platforms, offering tickets or access to events that have already sold out. These scams can be difficult to detect, as scammers employ various tactics to make their offers appear legitimate. However, there are several red flags that fans should be …
A Florida man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using his hedge fund management company as part of a years-long, multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. According to court documents, Michael Wayne Williams, 48, of Miami, was the founder and operator and investment manager of Highguard Capital and its affiliated entities, Guardian [...]
The Justice Department announced today the seizure of four domains used by the administrators and customers of a domain spoofing service. The domain seizures were authorized pursuant to seizure warrants issued in the Western District of Pennsylvania and were executed in coordination with the arrest of dozens of administrators and customers of the illicit service [...]
Justice Department’s First Cryptocurrency Open-Market Manipulation Case: A federal jury in New York convicted a man residing in Puerto Rico today of commodities fraud, commodities market manipulation, and wire fraud in connection with the manipulation on the Mango Markets decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Avraham Eisenberg, 28, engaged [...]
EASTERN CAPE – Nomvuzo Melody Kupiso (49) the company director and her business entity appeared before King Williamstown Magistrate’s court on 18 April 2024 for allegations of fraud, forgery and uttering. Kupiso is the sole director of Khayathi Trading CC company. Kupiso was arrested by the East London Serious Corruption Investigation of the Hawks in [...]
NORTHERN CAPE - The Kimberley Specialised Commercial Crimes court sentenced Shahein Anwar Hassen (38), to four (4) years direct imprisonment for fraud and contravention of Tax Administration Act on Thursday, 18 April 2024. During 2020, Shahein Anwar Hassen submitted 29 personal Income Tax Returns and obtained undue pay as you earn (PAYE) tax credits part. [...]
GAUTENG – A family of four, including the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Priscilla Ramlakan (51), husband, Yasheen Ramlakan (42), along with two family members have been implicated in over R12.3 million fraud committed against the Braamfontein based Star Schools. It is alleged that for a period of approximately three years from 2019 to 2021, [...]
WESTERN CAPE - The Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court have on 15 April 2024 sentenced Virginia Dawn Wilscot (60) for fraud, theft, forgery and uttering. This comes after her conviction on the 25 March 2024. It is alleged that during the period of 2012 to 2017, the accused made misrepresentations to the victims that she [...]
EASTERN CAPE - The Bizana based Serious Corruption Investigation team of the Hawks together with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) ensured that the Mthatha Regional court “A” convicted and sentenced Gladys Ntlawuzana-Komboyi (48) on the 16 April 2024 for charges of fraud and corruption. Ntlawuzana-Komboyi is working as a professional nurse at the maternity ward [...]
FREE STATE - Two men aged 42 and 48 were served with J175 summons for alleged contravention of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011. They will appear before the Bloemfontein Regional Court on 9 May 2024. A South African Revenue Service (SARS) investigation uncovered false submission of tax returns and failure to declare taxes. [...]
The case against nine suspects facing charges relating to the R47 million Soccer World Cup police accommodation fraud and corruption investigation has been postponed in the Durban High Court. The case was postponed to allow for pre-trial conferencing. The accused in the case include former high ranking police officials including: Former KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General [...]
Defendant Did Not Pay Tax on Over $2.5 Million in Wages, Causing Loss of Over $650,000 A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday to 29 months in prison for evading taxes and not filing income tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Jonathan Michael worked as a crane mechanic in the [...]
A New Jersey financial counselor with the U.S. Army and major in the U.S. Army Reserves pleaded guilty today to defrauding Gold Star families and related crimes. Caz Craffy, also known as Carz Craffey, 41, of Colts Neck, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in Trenton, New Jersey, to six counts of wire [...]
GAUTENG – Eunice Tshiane (49) was arrested by Germiston based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime when she handed herself in at their offices in Germiston on 11 April 2024 for theft and fraud of R3 million. It is alleged that between 2022 and 2023, the suspect, Tshiane sent the complainant an email posing as the attorneys [...]