Former executives in court for R745 million Eskom corruption case
SA prosecutors have filed a formal request via a UK court asking for the extradition of the former board chairperson of Tubular Construction to stand trial with the other four accused in the Eskom Corruption case in South Africa.
Two former Eskom executives who are facing a slew of corruption related charges appeared briefly in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Erstwhile Eskom Group Executive for the Group Capital Division, Abram Masango; former contracts manager, France Hlakudi; businessman Maphoko Kgomoeswana, and Tubular Construction CEO Antonio Trindade are facing several charges including counts of fraud, corruption, money laundering, offering unauthorised gratifications and receiving unauthorised gratification in relation to the Eskom Kusile R745 million corruption and fraud case. The three accused, who are all currently out on bail, allegedly committed these offenc
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Second IT exec arrested for R130m Cell C fraud 10 February 2021 - 16:37 The Hawks arrested Adriraan Pillay in Germiston on Friday for his alleged role in fraud and corruption at Cell C involving R130m. File photo. Image: ALAISTER RUSSELL
A 39-year-old information technology (IT) executive at mobile operator Cell C has been arrested for his alleged role in fraud and corruption involving about R130m.
Adriraan Pillay was arrested by the Hawks’ serious commercial crime investigation team in Germiston on Friday after a warrant of arrest was issued. He has been charged with fraud and corruption regarding an alleged tender scam.
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The Hawks in Gauteng have arrested a second person in connection with a Cell C tender scam worth an estimated R130 million.
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It is alleged that Pillay and his co-accused, Ismail Adanjee Mohamed, 44-years-old, were both Information Technology (IT) executives at one of the well-known South African mobile network service providers.
They allegedly colluded with a director of a contracted entity responsible for IT and network service provider, falsely inflated invoices which resulted in an actual loss of over R130 million from 2012 to 2019, she said.
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The funding scheme for Lorna Jane chain is allegedly a scam. Image: Moneyweb
Former financial advisor Thomas Stringfellow has been arrested for not appearing in court relating to charges that he misappropriated millions of rands in client funds.
Stringfellow was first arrested on July 11, 2019, when he presented himself at the Honeydew police station. He was then released on bail of R20 000 and appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court on October 14, 2020. His case was scheduled to go to trial the following month.
His latest arrest was confirmed by SAPS Captain Troy Laas.
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Stringfellow, the CEO of the Stringfellow Group, was facing charges relating to the disappearance of millions of rands relating to the funding of Lorna Jane South Africa, a clothing chain he ran together with his wife Leigh.