Slap On The Wrist: Fraud-Convicted Staffer Who Created 2 Ghost Employees Fined - The Bulrushes

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The Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a North West Department of Education employee to three years imprisonment or R20 000 fine for fraud. The 40 -year old Olebogeng Modikoe allegedly created two ghost employees on the system in 2023. Modikoe, as a Principal Human Resource Officer, allegedly gave them a three-month contract. The said employees reportedly received remuneration amounting to R150 000. Investigations conducted by the Hawks…

Slap On The Wrist: Fraud-Convicted Staffer Who Created 2 Ghost Employees Fined - The Bulrushes

Rustenburg – An employee at the North West Department of Education who created ghost employees and siphoned R150 000 from his employer has been given a slap on the wrist. Fraud-convicted North West Department of Education staffer, 40-year-old Olebogeng Modikoe, was on Friday, 20 June 2025, sentenced to three years imprisonment or a R20 000 fine by the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court The court heard that in 2023, Modikoe, as a principal human resou…