An Eastern Cape teacher has been handed a suspended jail sentence for funeral policy fraud.
“The broker is reported to have approached five of his insurance clients, of which Mateta was one, to take death cover policies for the reservist and lodge a death claim after the waiting period has lapsed,” she said.
Mgolodela said the suspects were arrested after a forensic auditor from 1Life Insurance reported the matter to the Hawks in 2017. “The reservist is reported to have been working at Humewood police station in Gqeberha at the time. Mateta pleaded guilty on his first court appearance after his arrest on January 21 2021. This led to the decision by his attorney to request a separation of trials.”
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