A former police crime intelligence operative and his female accomplice were arrested in Tzaneen for attempting to steal more than R1,2 million from a Cape Town businessman’s account last week.
Jack Mathiba (40), a former police officer attached to Seshego Police Station and his female accomplice, Doreen Thamaga (28) from Polokwane appeared in the Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court for fraud on Monday.
They were remanded in police custody and their case was postponed to Friday, October 24 for formal bail application.
According to the police spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, the two suspects accompanied by another unknown male suspect, approached the manager of a known banking institution in Tzaneen with the aim to transfer more than R1,2 million to two different accounts.
The lady suspect was in possession of the account holders fake identity document claiming that she had signing powers.
“Unbeknown to the suspects, the manager contacted the account holder who informed him that it was fraudulent transaction.
The police were contacted immediately and the two suspects were apprehended at the scene,” said Mulaudzi. The third suspect escaped arrest and is still at large.
