Dumisane Jan Mbokodo (32) thought he could just defraud a vehicle dealership of a luxury car and hide forever from the unmistakable long arm of the law, but the Hawks proved him wrong by securing 8 years direct imprisonment.
On 27 November 2019 the accused applied for vehicle finance loan online from the First National Bank through Polokwane Toyota.
The application of a vehicle worth R451 000-00 was processed, approved and successfully delivered to the accused in Mpumalanga Province.
The bank became suspicious when the accused failed to honour his first instalments and started to review his application. It was discovered that the accused used fraudulent documents to apply for vehicle finance loan. The case of fraud was opened and the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation was entrusted with the investigation of the case.
Although the accused tried to hide from the Hawks, he was hunted down until found and arrested at his home in Kanyamazane Dantjee, Mpumalanga on 28 January 2021.
After making few court appearances, the accused was released on R5000 bail until he was sentenced by the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 18 March 2022.
The vehicle is still not recovered but it has since been circulated as a stolen vehicle.