Seems our dear Cpt Moer Rat is in deep Sh**
Carin Smith reports in the Beeld, 25 August 2005 from Cape Town
The Scorpions have arrested a man who allegedly tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the South African Navy.
Mr. Murad Allie Ismail, a businessman from Johannesburg and Interlink Airlines, which he is the CEO, appeared in the Wynberg Regional Court on 18 charges of fraud and 12 charges of corruption.
The Case arises out of services, which Interlink tendered and delivered to the South African Navy in Simonstown.
In terms of the tender contract, Interlink is to be paid R10, 950 per hour for the hire of a Lear Jet and R12, 200 per hour for a Raytheon Hawker jet.
The state alleges that Ismail had conspired with a member of the South African Navy to “load” the invoices and claimed money for hours, which had not been flown.
According to the charge sheet, this resulted in a loss of R1, 188,075 for the South African Navy.
Ismail is out on R20, 000 bail and proceedings are postponed to 12 October 2005.
The STAR staff reporter also reports in the STAR of 25 August 2005
A warrant officer in the South African Navy has been sentenced to six years in prison, wholly suspended, for helping Interlink Airlines and its CEO defraud the navy of R1.18m.
Leon Burwise yesterday pleaded guilty to several charges of fraud and corruption before regional magistrate Awie Kotze. Kotze said he was hesitant to impose a suspended sentence, but said that the fact that Burwise’s guilty plea would assist the state in prosecuting Interlink and its CEO Murad Allie Ismail, was a mitigating factor, which counted in his favour.
