Richard Mdluli. (Photo: Cornel van Heerden) Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, Heine Barnard, and Solomon Lazarus are accused of looting Crime Intelligence's secret slush fund. They have been charged with multiple counts of fraud, corruption, and theft. On Tuesday morning, Mdluli lost a bid to have a High Court judge recuse himself. Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has lost a bid to have a Gauteng High Court judge recuse himself. In his recusal application, which was heard on Tuesday morning, Mdluli accused Judge Bert Bam of bias. "They alleged that he did not apply his mind correctly. He took the States' word as is and did not adequately check with Correctional Services about Mdluli's non-attendance to [sic] court on the 3 March and prior."