Bogus lawyer arrested
He deceived his clients to deposit money into his bank account under the pretence that he will facilitate transfers of Title Deeds.
A 43-year-old self-proclaimed lawyer was sentenced to five years’ imprison for the forgery of certificates.
Mr Kholisile Zephana Sithebe was found guilty in the Middelburg Regional Court on July 16 and sentenced to a five-year jail term on 12 counts of fraud and forgery of qualifications.
The court further suspends the sentence for five years on condition that Sithebe repays the R154 100 to the complainants before the end of the year.
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In March 2011 the accused pretend to be a lawyer and deceived clients to deposit money into his bank account under the pretence that he will facilitate transfers of Title Deeds into their names which never materialised.
This case was transferred to the Hawks Mpumalanga Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit for investigations. Sithebe was arrested in September 2011 following investigations.
