Western Cape Commercial Crimes investigators arrest 17 School Governing Body members in R12m learner transport grant fraud

After months of intricate investigative work into the unlawful expansion of the Western Cape education department learner transport grant, SAPS Western Cape Commercial Crimes Investigations detectives executing 17 warrants of arrests today in Paarl, Atlantis, Philadelphia and Wellington.

The arrested suspects include members of the school governing body in Atlantis that have been charged with theft, forgery, fraud and uttering to the value of R12 million.

Western Cape Commercial Crimes investigators arrest 17 School Governing Body members in R12m learner transport grant fraud https://t.co/XRRFoe9fRo #ArriveAlive #Fraud @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/x8EMbmkKwb

— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 9, 2023