Former councillor Ismail Cassimjee tried over 1.5 million rand fraud
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Ismail Cassimjee, a former eThekwini municipal councillor, is appearing on charges of fraud and theft totalling 1.5 million rand in South Africa. Prosecutors accuse him of property scams and the fraudulent sale of a vehicle in several Durban neighbourhoods, according to IOL.
Former eThekwini municipal councillor Ismail Cassimjee appeared in Durban Regional Court on Wednesday on charges of theft and fraud involving 1.5 million rand. The prosecution accuses him of taking part in a property sales scam with Thamothran Junior Raman, IOL reports.
The two men are facing charges in cases registered in Chatsworth, Greenwood Park and Brighton Beach. Cassimjee, 55, who lives in Chatsworth, was arrested in February 2022 by Chatsworth investigators and is awaiting trial at Westville prison after being denied bail. Raman, 61, has already been convicted of fraud in another case.
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