Illegal immigrant sentenced to six years for stealing identity to get quarry job
A Potchefstroom court sentenced 44-year-old Arlindo Fernando Timane to six years’ imprisonment for fraud after he used another person’s South African identity document to secure employment at a quarry in the Kareepoort area of Brits, North West police said.“The court heard evidence that the 44-year-old suspect, Arlindo Fernando Timane, secured employment at a quarry in the Kareepoort area of Brits using a South African identity document belonging to another person,” said Magakoe.
Investigation exposes identity theft Fingerprint verification carried out with the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that Timane was not the legitimate holder of the identity document, police said.
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