Former politician found guilty after filing false travel claims

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Former politician Werner Meshoe who was a councillor for the Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (ICOSA) was found guilty by the Ladismith Regional Court for fraud and defeating the ends of justice on Wednesday.

His arrest came as a result of an investigation by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in George who found out that the 50 years old Meshoe submitted a false travelling claim amounting to just over R4000.00 claiming that he attended a meeting in Cape Town from the 16 to 21 October 2016 only to find out that he did no such thing.

The Hawks’ Zinzi Hani said that Meshoe further deceitfully tried to cover his actions by convincing a friend and some of his family members to depose false sworn affidavits confirming that his vehicle had broken down during the days he was supposed to have attended the said meeting.

His sentencing proceedings are set to continue on 29 January 2021.