Sassa fraudster ordered to pay back the money
The Pretoria North Regional Court has granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit a confiscation order against Sarathamoney Sigamoney (67) after she was convicted of perjury, fraud and theft.
A TimesLIVE report says Sigamoney defrauded Sassa pension payouts while being the sole director of a company that was awarded tenders worth about R88m from the SAPS to supply office furniture between 2017 and 2022.
In 2017, Sigamoney applied for an old age grant with Sassa, attaching a supporting affidavit that stated she had not worked for 20 years.
Sigamoney received grant money amounting to about R123 000 from July 2017 to July 2022.
The confiscation order stipulates that an amount of R138 593 – together with interest at a prescribed rate of 11.25% per annum, calculated from the date of this order to the date of payment – be paid back to Sassa.
Sigamoney was also ordered to provide proof of payment to the state.
After her conviction on the case, sentencing was set for 14 January 2025.
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