Eight employees of the City of Joburg and one other suspect have been arrested by the Hawks Commercial Crimes unit members in Gauteng for theft and fraud on Friday morning.
The suspects allegedly created fraudulent letters demanding outstanding refunds from the City of Joburg. The letters were created on law firms letterheads and were made to look like they were sent to the municipality on behalf of affected residents.
The employees would then process the refunds and deposited the money to their nominated account. The total value of the loot amounts to R2.4 million.
The suspects, six of them women, will appear before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, facing charges of theft and fraud.