Ponzi scammers Marlene and Clive Lewarne got a slap on the wrist after their cases for a scheme worth almost R5 million was postponed.
Fake notes could lead to real jail time after an alleged fraudster was caught while exchanging counterfeit US dollars by the Hawks.
Three men aged between 23 and 29 were arrested after police discovered a R5 million worth illegal drug manufacturing lab in Vanderbijlpark.
The SIU said whistleblowers informed the Unit NPOs were sharing 30% of funding received from the NLC with officials from the Kimberly office.
Adele Coetzee, the mastermind behind the scheme, was sentenced to an effective nine years imprisonment, while her husband, Marius, received five.
A former police offficer and his partner in crime were recently nabbed for their involvement in a fuel fraud syndicate in George.
Elephant ivory dealer Cosmus Ziwande was sentenced to a R10 000 fine after entering a plea agreement with the State.
Two suspects, including a cleaner, have been nabbed by the Hawks for allegedly selling fraudulent driver’s licences.
The SARS Customs Division seized three shipments of catalytic converters worth R21 million at the OR Tambo International Airport.
Sergeant Mphakameli Mazinywana was gunned down at home in June. Three men have been arrested and one more is on the run said the Hawks.
Three fraudsters have been hit with a LONG sentence over a bank scam they ran on unsuspecting victims.
The Hawks say the trio had been busted for operating an illegal liquor outlet and brothel in the Johannesburg CBD
A municipal hot shot has been arrested after faking his qualification in the hopes of scoring a top job at a Free State municipality.
Police said a bogus Hawks investigator allegedly defrauded community members for “private investigation services” in the Heidelberg area.
The Hawks arrested a 39-year-old woman who allegedly paid to have EMS Chief Nicholas Khoele killed in April. The suspect’s arrest came after the police interviewed the pair of suspects charged with the murder of a Constable who died under similar circumstances last week.
A multidisciplinary team led by the Hawks descended on an alleged illegal mining operation in Orkney, North West on Wednesday night. Six people were fatally wounded in the shootout.
According to the Hawks, the security guards were collecting money from a retailer in Zeerust when they were accosted by five armed men
The Hawks say the man led a well co-ordinated scheme, in which he’d convince wealthy people to invest, with the promise of high returns
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane claims to be the victim of a political witch-hunt led by former Free State Premier Ace Magashule
Almost R300 000 was defrauded from the Education Department. Now, the Hawks have swooped in and made an arrest.
The Hawks said they are investigating the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality after a complaint was lodged over a R22 million tender awarded to build the controversial stadium.
The 43-year-old wife of Warrant Officer Kolile Kulu and her five co-accused will appear before the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Kulu was killed in his sleep in August.
Four senior government officials in the Northern Cape face charges of corruption over diamonds worth millions that went missing in 2012.
A suspect thought his heroin powder stash was well-hidden in snack packets but, boy, was he wrong. The Durban Hawks caught him red-handed.
Mbalenhle Xaba, 39, allegedly decided to have her husband killed while the couple were going through a divorce, according to the Hawks.