Lottery swindle: The story so far
Complex networks of corruption, hijacked and dormant companies, or shelf companies set up for this purpose, have been used to launder looted Lottery money.
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Complex networks of corruption, hijacked and dormant companies, or shelf companies set up for this purpose, have been used to launder looted Lottery money.
The Special Tribunal allowed Transnet and the SIU to freeze five luxury properties in gated estates linked to two former executives who received ‘unlawful financial benefits worth approximately R10 million.’
Two Transnet executives who are accused of accepting kickbacks to award lucrative contracts to service providers bought properties in pristine locations in Johannesburg boasting panoramic views, spacious fitness centres and high security.
Luxury properties in Johannesburg’s leafy Rosebank and Dainfern suburbs have been placed under a curator by the Special Tribunal as part of an investigation into deals at Transnet.
In a move SIU head advocate Andy Mothibi called "consequence management", two former Transnet execs' luxury properties and pension benefits are to be frozen.