Hawks nab Home Affairs official in Mpumalanga for R20K ID fraud scheme. The official was granted R3K bail.
Hawks arrest a Home Affairs official in Mpumalanga for ID fraud after a whistleblower tipped them off about the R20K bribery scheme.A Mpumalanga Home Affairs official was granted R3 000 bail on Tuesday after being arrested for illegally issuing identity documents for a R20 000 fee.
“The complainant approached the official asking for assistance, and the official agreed to assist him for a fee of R20 000. The money was paid to the official,” Sekgotodi said.Sekgotodi said the lady was made to sign the forms to obtain the identity document for the complainant, with the stepson’s fingerprint.
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