By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
A former policeman in Northern Cape, who was arrested for fraud, pleaded guilty. Johan Frederic Burger, 62, who was a Lieutenant Colonel appeared before Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The Hawks spokesperson in Northern Cape, Capt Tebogo Thebe said: “Burger committed fraud while working at Provincial Crime Intelligence in Kimberley. He was supposed to attend a work session in Pretoria, but it was postponed before he could travel.
“However, in November 2019, he submitted a fraudulent travel claim of more than R3 000 purporting to have attended a work session. Burger was served with summons during December 2021 by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team.”
Thebe said, Burger made a series of court appearances until he ultimately pleaded guilty to the charges. He further said, Burger was sentenced to a fine of R10 000 or 12 months imprisonment, which is suspended for a period of 5 years.
“He was further ordered to pay back an amount of R3 974.60 to the South African Police Service,” said Thebe.
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