A 41-year-old Eastern Cape woman found guilty of defrauding Old Mutual has been ordered to pay a fine of R200,000 or spend just over a year behind bars.
Lindeka Patricia Ntlokwinendaba was sentenced recently in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court following her guilty fraud conviction in May this year.
Ntlokwinendaba was arrested in July 2021 for insuring Mfunxuse Golden Mvinqi with Old Mutual and lying that he was her stepfather.
According to Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation known as the Hawks Ntlokwinendaba insured the deceased with Old Mutual and when he passed away on June 21, 2018, she processed the death benefits under the pretext that she was the step-daughter to the deceased.
An amount of R20,000 was successfully paid by Old Mutual to the claimant, said Hawks spokesperson Yolisa Mgolodela.
