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Durban Home Affairs official jailed for fraud

Source: East Coast Radio, 21/08/2018


A Home Affairs official in Durban has been jailed for fraud and
corruption after arranging a fraudulent ID for a Mozambican national.
The Durban Commercial Crime Court`s sentenced 47-year-old Ntombentle
Pako to eight years in prison - three of which have been suspended.

The NPA`s Natasha Kara says Pako was contacted by a member of the
public and agreed to provide an ID for a Mozambican woman for a fee of
R1,000.

The woman raised the alarm when she discovered the ID was not in her
name.
Pako and the woman who had initially contacted her were then arrested.

The woman`s since pleaded guilty and turned State witness.
`The accused was an employee at the Department of Home Affairs in
Durban. The National Prosecuting Authority in KwaZulu-Natal welcomes
the sentence. We hope it will contribute to eradicating the scourge of
corruption,` said Kara.


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