Joburg housing department volunteer arrested for scam
A volunteer at the City of Johannesburg's Ivory Park Housing Department offices has been arrested.
The suspect is accused of illegally selling council stands and RDP houses.
Her arrest follows a complaint from a person who purchased two RDP houses at a cost of R150 000 in Ivory Park.
The Director for Strategic Stakeholder Management for Gauteng Group Forensic and Investigation Services, Lucky Sindane, says the complainant met the suspect in September 2014.
"In December 2014 an amount of R100 000 was paid into the suspect's bank account. A further R50 000 was paid into the suspect's bank account later. Despite making full payments no keys of the RDP houses were handed to the complainants."
Upon learning that she was scammed, In August 2016 the complainant reported the matter to the suspect's manager.
The authorities say suspect then promised to pay back all monies that were paid to her but never did.