Lerato Mbhiza
THE Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have welcomed a payment of R1.9 million from a Bloemfontein pastor Lerato Raphael Mokoteli as part of a guilty plea agreement with the state.
The money was fraudulently claimed from Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSeta), and according to the SIU, constituted proceeds of unlawful activities committed between 2016 and 2019.
Mokoteli made the payment on 15 June to AgriSeta as part of a guilty plea agreement with the State, SIU Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said.
In March 2015, Mokoteli and Anthony Dywili fraudulently applied to AgriSeta for R1.9 million funding to provide training and mentoring in a food garden operation in Kimberley.
“Mokoteli and Dywili claimed that the application was a joint venture between Business Against Crime and Dipalemo Training Strategic Services, an AgriSeta accredited service provider. However, such a joint venture did not exist. Dipalemo
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