Reuben Swartz a Chairperson of the South African Religious Civic Organization (SARCO) made a brief appearance today in the Bellville Serious Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud and money laundering.
This comes after his arrest by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team in December 2020 and was later released on R10 000-00 bail. It is alleged that Swartz fraudulently claimed money from Employee Temporary Relief Program (TERS) from UIF valued at R 297 800-00 and used it for personal gain.
The investigation further revealed that Swartz received up to R170 000-00 from the City’s humanitarian fund, which was meant to provide food parcels in Atlantis but instead the money was allegedly channeled to a church in Table View with ties to Councillor Grose. At this stage, nothing links Councillor Grose to TERS funding as reported before.
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Hawks arrest alleged fraudster who was in hiding in Honeydew
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Johannesburg - The Hawks in Mpumalanga have re-arrested a 25-year-old woman who was wanted for alleged fraud after she failed to appear in court.
The Hawks said Palesa Maje, 25, along with her boyfriend, Bongani Sibuyi, had started an entrepreneurship program at the Bushbuckridge municipality, wherein they invited unemployed people to be part of the program and charged them R250 each.
More than 350 people were interviewed for the programme, said Hawks Mpumalanga spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi.
“Palesa Maje, 25, was remanded in custody by the Nelspruit Commercial Crime Court on Monday 03 May 2021.