KOKSTAD, August 27 (ANA) – Correctional services department official Rofiwa Khaphathe, 35, has been convicted in the Kokstad Regional Court and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for nine counts of fraud, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in KwaZulu-Natal said on Sunday.
“Khaphathe mismanaged the correctional services funds of up to R750,000. He used to transfer funds from the department to the private accounts and submit false claims for medical treatment of inmates,” Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said.
A case of fraud was reported at Kokstad police station and the case docket was transferred to Pietermaritzburg Hawks commercial crime unit members who thoroughly investigated the case. This week, Khaphathe was “sentenced accordingly”, Mhlongo said.
– African News Agency (ANA)
