WOMAN USES INKHOSIKATI’S NAME TO GET GOVT JOB

MBABANE – A woman, who allegedly used Inkhosikati LaFogiyane’s name when she purportedly committed acts of fraud, unlawfully got herself a job as a civil servant and a government house for her boyfriend, has been arrested.

Thobile Motsa also allegedly acquired an international passport by using the name of the inkhosikati. She allegedly claimed to the officers she approached that she was related to the inkhosikati and they would assist her because she told them that it was a directive from her (inkhosikati). She would sometimes set her phone on private number and call the government officers pretending as if she was Inkhosikati LaFogiyane. Motsa has since been arrested and charged with three counts, which include fraud, contravening the country’s immigration Act. She made her maiden court appearance at the Mbabane Magistrates Court and is expected to move a bail application at the High Court.  

Application

She was remanded in court pending setting of his trial date. It was reliably gathered that through his attorney, Banele Ngcamphala, the accused intends moving an urgent bail application at the High Court today. Meanwhile, in another matter, the woman who allegedly defrauded Southern Star Logistics a sum of E7 451 320.63 has been arrested.  According to the charge sheet, the accused committed the offence of fraud from 2018 to July 2023 near Matsapha. It is alleged that Phumlile Khetsiwe Dlamini, who was employed as an accountant, unlawfully and with intend to defraud, diverted monies belonging to the company to her personal account. Phumlile of Mkhuzweni was, on Thursday, admitted to E50 000 bail by Judge Sabelo Masuku. She was ordered to pay E7 000 cash and provide surety for the balance.

During investigations, it was discovered that most of the fraudulent transactions from Southern Star Logistics bank account to the former employee’s account were referenced Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC). EEC’s name was used as a duct by the accountant to steal the money from Southern Star Logistics. Investigations by the police also found that Dlamini of Mkhuzweni, purportedly used part of the money to buy luxurious cars for herself and her boyfriend, went on shopping sprees to buy expensive furniture, opened a boutique known as Pam’s  Boutique in Manzini and rented an expensive flat. A financial analysis further uncovered that Phumlile allegedly engaged in laundering the proceeds she obtained from defrauding Southern Star Logistics, by making electronic transfers from the company’s bank account to her personal accounts.

Transfer

She would allegedly transfer the money from her personal account to various individuals, especially shylocks, as well as transferring it to her boutique. It was further the finding of the investigators that she used the money to pay at point of sale/ speed points. As per the investigations, Phumlile would additionally withdraw the money as cash and it is believed that she used same to purchase property in cash. It is alleged that she purchased furniture from Lewis Furniture Store in Manzini, OK Furniture Store in Manzini and Lewis Furniture Store in Buhleni. The court has issued an order authorising the State to seize all the items. The order was issued by the High Court, pursuant to an application brought by the director of public prosecutions (DPP) under the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act (POCA) of 2018. In terms of Section 42(2) of the POCA, the High Court must make a preservation of property order, if it was satisfied that the information provided on affidavit showed on the face of it that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the property was an instrumentality of an offence or the proceeds of unlawful activities

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