![]() He was also given a one-year sentence for fraud, to run concurrently with the other sentence.Īccording to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, Thomo worked at the Ermelo licensing office and fraudulently issued learners’ and drivers’ licences to people who had not been tested. He was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, of which three years were suspended for five years. Last month, former traffic official Sello Jerry Thomo (50) was convicted on 50 counts of corruption and fraud in the Ermelo Magistrates’ Court. This is the fourth allegation of fraud and corruption involving traffic officials in Mpumalanga in the past couple of months. “Between 20, the six accused allegedly conducted unlawful transactions… by licensing private motor vehicles as though they belonged to the government departments, resulting in a loss of millions of rands,” Nyuswa said. ![]() “Five of the accused were employed by the Mpumalanga Provincial Administration of the Department of Community Safety and Liaison, as administrators, while the other accused was a clerk at the Mbombela Municipal Registering Authority. National Prosecuting Authority Mpumalanga spokesperson Monica Nyuswa said the suspects were released on R15,000 bail each and the matter had been postponed to 29 September for further investigation. Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said more arrests were imminent. ![]() The alleged crimes were committed between 20 and it is believed the suspects colluded with many other officials in the province. The six accused face 603 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering. “Further investigation by NTACU revealed that the province has lost close to R60-million in revenue as a result of the alleged unlawful activities of the suspects,” Zwane said.
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