Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has arrested five suspects for alleged R5.7m UIF fraud.
On Saturday, June 4, Hawks investigators descended on several properties in Pretoria to round up five suspects linked to a R5.7m UIF fraud and money-laundering scam.
The investigation, registered at Brooklyn police station, resulted in the arrest of two women and three men aged between 25 and 68 for irregularities linked to the UIF Covid-19 relief fund.
According to Colonel Katlego Mogale, the suspects were traced to various residences in Soshanguve, Atteridgeville and Mamelodi in Gauteng.
“Five vehicles including an Evoque were recovered from the scenes as well as other items suspected to have been bought with the monies which weren’t meant for the suspects,” Mogale said.
The suspects will appear on Monday 6 July 2020 in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.
