NPA wins appeal against Oudtshoorn couple convicted of tender fraud
Her companies, Attaqua Developments and Gwaing Developments, were each fined R500,000 and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment wholly suspended for five…
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The couple, who pleaded not guilty and maintained their innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against them, were each sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment on 34 counts of fraud last week in the Oudtshoorn Regional Court. Regional Court Prosecutor Hyron Goulding successfully proved that between 2006 and 2008, Marthinus abused his position to unlawfully favour his wife’s close corporations in the awarding of departmental tenders while failing to disclose his relationship to the entities.
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The couple, who pleaded not guilty and maintained their innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against them, were each sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment on 34 counts of fraud last week in the Oudtshoorn Regional Court.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Regional Court Prosecutor Hyron Goulding successfully proved that between 2006 and 2008, Marthinus abused his position to unlawfully favour his wife’s close corporations in the awarding of departmental tenders while failing to disclose his relationship to the entities.
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