Wellington Buti Nkathi(58) was found guilty for theft and practicing as an attorney without a Fedelity Certificate.
He appeared in the Witbank Regional Court on Monday following his arrest in 2009 when he failed to renew his certificate which was revoked because of misconduct. It is alleged Nkathi claimed from the Road Accident Fund on behalf of his clients and pocketed an amount of R400 000.
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The accused was sentenced to two years in prison and suspended for four years on condition that the accused is not convicted of theft committed during the period of his suspension. He was also sentenced to four years in prison or to pay a R 2000 fine. If he fails to pay the fine, he will serve two months in prison.
