Bosasa fraud case postponed, Agrizzi a no-show again Updated
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The multi-million rand fraud and corruption case involving facilities management company Bosasa has been postponed to June.
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The former Commissioner of Correctional Services, Linda Mti, the department’s former chief financial officer Patrick Gillingham and former Bosasa CFO Andries Van Tonder all appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday.
The four are accused of awarding illegal tenders to Bosasa and its subsidiaries valued at over R1.8 billion between 2004 and 2007.
The tenders were for the rendering of catering and training services, installation of CCTV cameras, installing of perimeter fencing, the supply of television system and monitoring equipment.
Agrizzi skips court appearance, due to ill health
By Se-Anne Rall
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DURBAN - THREE of the four people implicated in the R1.8 billion fraud and corruption matter made a brief appearance in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court earlier today. The fourth, Angelo Agrizzi, the former Bosasa chief operations officer, did not appear alongside his co-accused, due to ill health.
Investigating Directorate spokesperson, Sindisiwe Twala, said former commissioner of correctional services Linda Mti, former DCS chief financial officer Patrick Gillingham and former Bosasa chief financial Officer Andries Van Tonder appeared in court this morning.
She said the accused requested that the matter be postponed to allow them a further extension to study the docket and possibly enter into pleas.
State throws down the gauntlet on former correctional services boss Linda Mti and Bosasa
By Baldwin Ndaba
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The State has thrown the gauntlet on former correctional services boss Linda Mti and former chief financial officer Patrick Gillingham to rebut allegations that they were the mastermind behind massive tenders worth R1.8 billion awarded to Bosasa.
On Thursday, the State furnished Mti, Gillingham and former Bosasa Andries van Tonder with the final charge sheet against each of them - detailing their individual role in the awarding of tenders which included the installation of CCTV cameras in most of correctional centres across the country.
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