Former Buffalo City Metro mayor Zukisa Faku has been found guilty on all nine counts of fraud and theft.
Judgment was handed down this morning in the East London Magistrate's Court. Faku was in attendance.
She had been standing trial of fraud relating to her abuse of her official BCM credit card for personal purchases while on business trips to Turkey and within South Africa in 2009.
Throughout the trial Faku claimed she did not know she could not use the credit card for private purchases.
In a 45-minute judgment, magistrate Sadia Jacobs lashed out at the former mayor saying Faku purchased goods valued R14 942.79 knowing very well she was not entitled to do so.
"You made the purchase of the goods fully knowing that the municipality will not authorise the payment of the goods. You distorted the truth there by creating a misrepresentation. The misrepresentation further led to prejudice. The municipality suffered prejudice. You are therefore found guilty."
The case was postponed to May 17 for sentencing. Faku's bail was extended.
Former BCM mayor guilty of credit card fraud
Judgment was handed down this morning in the East London Magistrate's Court. Faku was in attendance.
She had been standing trial of fraud relating to her abuse of her official BCM credit card for personal purchases while on business trips to Turkey and within South Africa in 2009.
Throughout the trial Faku claimed she did not know she could not use the credit card for private purchases.
In a 45-minute judgment, magistrate Sadia Jacobs lashed out at the former mayor saying Faku purchased goods valued R14 942.79 knowing very well she was not entitled to do so.
"You made the purchase of the goods fully knowing that the municipality will not authorise the payment of the goods. You distorted the truth there by creating a misrepresentation. The misrepresentation further led to prejudice. The municipality suffered prejudice. You are therefore found guilty."
The case was postponed to May 17 for sentencing. Faku's bail was extended.
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