# Six people, who are part of a syndicate referred to as the ‘Capitec Group’, pleaded guilty to contravening section 5 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. They embezzled money from the Compensation Fund, a public entity under the administration of the Department of Labour. Hawks spokesperson Thatohatsi Mavimbela says they confessed to rerouting Compensation Fund payments to personal bank accounts through fake medical providers. The six will be sentenced in November.
Six fraudsters confess to embezzling money from the Compensation Fund