Eight licensing officials are to appear in the Middelburg magistrate court on fraud and corruption charges on Monday, 26 August 2019, following their arrest at Lekwa licensing offices in Standerton on Friday 23 august 2019.
They are facing accusation of falsifying vehicle ownership registration on the national traffic information system to enable truck owners to avoid payment of vehicle licensing fees including penalties and arrears.
It is believed that more than 87 motor vehicles owners have benefitted from this scam and police will be following up on them. It is estimated that the Mpumalanga provincial government has lost more than R67 million in unpaid fees as a result of the scam.
Members of the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s national traffic anti-corruption unit and the South African Police Services have been investigating allegations improper vehicle ownership registration at licensing centres throughout the country since 2017.
About 75 officials who are in implicated in this scam have been identified in registering authorities nationally and arrests are expected as investigations continue.
Anyone with information that can assist is requested to contact the national traffic anti-corruption unit on 086 400 800 or [email protected]
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