The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sentenced a 46-year-old man to fifteen years direct imprisonment for fraud, forgery and uttering.
In September 2016, fraud accused, Josaya Tatolo Mbongo (46) misrepresented himself to a potential property buyer as an estate agent at Tatolo Meridian Transport and Property CC in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg.
Mbongo fraudulently created documents for the complainant to sign as an agreement for the property sale.
Months after realising that the property sale deal was not coming through, the complainant reported the matter to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg.
In February 2019, the investigation team executed a warrant of arrest and Mbongo was subsequently charged with fraud.
Mbongo was found guilty of all charges against him in March 2020 and on Thursday, 11 November 2021, the court sentenced him to 15years direct imprisonment.
