SIU finds ‘rampant collusion’ between private lawyers and the Office of State Attorney

“Rampant collusion” and “mammoth fraud” between private legal practitioners and the Office of the State Attorney has allegedly been discovered in a Special Investigating Unit investigation.

Allegations in the case of Advocate A include fraudulent advance payments, fraudulent hourly rates and claims overpayments involving R34.077 million. In another case, a person invoiced the Office of the State Attorney in Johannesburg for more than R123 million for work carried out over three years. “So the state attorney is really not passionate to take over these matters. So we’ve realised, if we do not act as we did, the public interest would be compromised.”Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions Rodney de Kock said: “It is unconscionable that state attorneys can collude with private lawyers in the manner which they do. We must ensure that we demonstrate action in the courts where we find criminal activity.

The SIU is also investigating more than 150 allegations from the public against officials from the Office of the Master of the High Court.

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