A Limpopo-based psychologist, 41-year-old Penelope Homu, has appeared before the Giyani Specialised Commercial Crime Court facing charges of fraud.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, said the medical practitioner pleaded guilty to the charges before she was sentenced.
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a fine of R120,000 or five years imprisonment. She was further declared unfit to possess a firearm, said Limpopo spokesperson for the Hawks, Warrant Officer Lethunya Mmuroa.
In 2021, Platinum Health Medical Scheme (PHMS) noticed a spike in claims for the period from February 2, 2020 to December 18, 2020.
Mmuroa said an internal investigation was conducted, and it was established that the claims were submitted by a health care practitioner, Homu.
