A 33-year-old Zimbabwean man, Kudakwashe Mpofu, allegedly used a fraudulent everlasting residence allow to safe a high place on the North West Improvement Company in South Africa.
The Hawks Severe Corruption Investigation unit later arrested him for fraud. The Nationwide Prosecuting Authority acknowledged that Mpofu, going through a fraud cost, appeared within the Mmabatho Justice of the Peace Courtroom within the North West.
The courtroom denied Mpofu bail, and he’ll seem earlier than the Specialised Business Crime Courtroom in Mmabatho on March 19, 2025, for trial.
Fraudulent Appointment and Profession Development
Investigations reveal that the North West Improvement Company marketed a place for an Asset Supervisor in March 2021. The job opening was for its Head Workplace in Mafikeng. Mpofu utilized for the position, submitting all vital paperwork, together with a fraudulent everlasting residence allow.
“The accused was subsequently employed as an asset supervisor and later grew to become an appearing chief monetary officer. Shortly after that, he was appointed on a everlasting foundation because the CFO,” mentioned North West Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula.
Investigation into fraudulent documentation
Following his arrest, authorities found that South African Dwelling Affairs had by no means issued the everlasting residence allow Mpofu submitted. The Hawks’ investigation confirmed the fraudulent nature of his documentation, resulting in his courtroom look at Mmabatho Magistrates’ Courtroom on fraud costs.
Bail Denied Amid Flight Threat Considerations
Throughout his bail software, the State opposed his launch, citing that he was a flight danger and will evade trial. The prosecution submitted an affidavit from a Division of Dwelling Affairs official. The division declared the allow fraudulent and invalid.
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