Trio in dock for defrauding KZN Education of R85m
Hawks officials hope to arrest more suspects in their KZN Education fraud probe.
Three people lined up in the Durban Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday on charges of money laundering and contravening the Income Tax Act.
Raj Gopi, Radharukmoney Gopi and Harichans Rampersad allegedly colluded to defraud the department of R85 million.
They are accused of creating fake companies and manipulating the tender quote process between 2012 and 2017.
Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo says the trio aged between 59 and 61, were remanded in custody.
The case was postponed to 10 July.
"The three allegedly defrauded the Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal by cover quoting when they were bidding for tenders. There are a few suspects that are still missing, they are not in the country. We believe that they will be arrested in due process,” says Mhlongo.
