Fake lawyer who’s been taking people’s money for years gets 10-year sentence
The Bloemfontein Regional Court sentenced a 50-year-old man, Ntate Manoel Mabesa, who claimed to be an advocate, to an effective 10-year prison term. Mabesa was accused of five counts of fraud, uttering and violating Section 9 of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act. Stealing people’s money The convicted man took money from people who needed legal representation and would pose as their lawyer in court. Over […]