A bogus Johannesburg estate agent will spend a long time behind bars.
The Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court handed Josaya Tatolo Mbongo, 46, a 15-year jail sentence this month.
Hawks spokesperson Capt Ndivhuwo Mulamu said this followed Mbongo’s conviction for fraud, forgery and uttering.
Mulamu said the crime dates back to September 2016 when Mbongo “misrepresented himself to a potential property buyer as an estate agent at Tatolo Meridian Transport and Property CC in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg”.
“Mbongo fraudulently created documents for the complainant to sign as an agreement for the property sale,” said Mulamu.
“Months after realising that the property sale deal was not coming through, the complainant reported the matter to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg.
“In February 2019, the investigation team executed a warrant of arrest and Mbongo was subsequently charged with fraud.”
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Bogus estate agent slapped with 15-year jail term
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A bogus Johannesburg estate agent will spend a long time behind bars.
The Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court handed Josaya Tatolo Mbongo, 46, a 15-year jail sentence this month.
Hawks spokesperson Capt Ndivhuwo Mulamu said this followed Mbongo’s conviction for fraud, forgery and uttering.
Mulamu said the crime dates back to September 2016 when Mbongo “misrepresented himself to a potential property buyer as an estate agent at Tatolo Meridian Transport and Property CC in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg”.
“Mbongo fraudulently created documents for the complainant to sign as an agreement for the property sale,” said Mulamu.
“Months after realising that the property sale deal was not coming through, the complainant reported the matter to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg.
“In February 2019, the investigation team executed a warrant of arrest and Mbongo was subsequently charged with fraud.”
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