Midrand couple sentenced for R600k UIF fraud

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A Midrand couple that defrauded the Unemployment Insurance Fund of more than R600,000 in Covid-19 temporary employee relief scheme funds have been sentenced by the Johannesburg specialised commercial crime court.

Businesswoman Refilwe Kgaje and her partner Isaac Phiri have been imprisoned for defrauding the Unemployment Insurance Fund of more than R600,000 in Covid-19 temporary employee relief scheme money.of more than R600,000 in Covid-19 temporary employee relief scheme funds have been sentencedRefilwe Kgaje, 40, and her partner Isaac Phiri, 45, were charged with two counts of fraud after they claimed for 95 people who were not working for the company.

Kgaje was hit with a fine of R100,000 and sentenced to three years for fraud and a further 15 years imprisonment which was suspended for five years.“The department of employment and labour paid an amount of over R600,000 to a bank account which belonged to Phiri,” said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane.December 22 2020 amounting to R648,915.

 

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