On Wednesday 22 February 2023, the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court convicted and sentenced Lorna Nardini (55) for eight counts of fraud.
Nardini recruited people and submitted false accident claims to Road Accident Fund (RAF) in May 2011.
RAF suffered an actual loss of R100 000.00 with a potential loss of R365 000.00.
Following an internal investigation, a case of fraud was reported at Point police station and the case docket was allocated to Hawks members from Durban Serious Commercial Crime Investigation.
She was arrested in January 2017 and appeared in court several times until she was sentenced.
Nardini was sentenced to pay a fine of R100 000.00 or five years imprisonment of which R20 000.00 or one year is suspended for five years on condition that she is not convicted of fraud or theft during the period of suspension.
She will further undergo three years correctional supervision.
Nardini was ordered to pay deferment of R80 000.00 as follows, R1333.33 on 7 March 2023 until the last payment on 7 March 2028.
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