Former Gauteng SIU head sentenced for trust fund theft
The former head of the Special Investigating Unit in Gauteng has begun serving a six-year prison sentence.
This follows Sifiso Kunene's conviction for theft of trust funds in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court.
The case relates to a Road Accident Fund matter that Kunene dealt with, when he was still an attorney.
This was prior to his appointment as Gauteng's SIU head.
Kunene and his client agreed that the funds would be paid directly to his account, and that he would take his 25 percent fee based on the payment from the RAF.
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Spokesperson for the NPA in KZN, Natasha Kara says the 54-year-old never informed the client that the money had been paid in 2014, and swindled the client out of more than R150 000 in funds.
"In 2009, Kunene’s partner at the practice, Mr. Masango, lodged the claim for loss of support with the Road Accident Fund on behalf of the complainant after her fiancé had passed away in a motor vehicle accident.
"The Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Kunene, to six years imprisonment, two of which were wholly suspended for five years on condition that he is not convicted of theft during the period of suspension. His conviction relates to the theft of trust funds."
"In the circumstances, the court convicted Kunene of the theft of R 170 000, which would have been the amount that the complainant would have been entitled to."
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