Johannesburg - A doctor who is alleged to have defrauded the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund of almost R400 000, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s court on Wednesday.
The department said in a statement that Dr David Michael Adams pleaded not guilty.
Spokesperson Mokgadi Pela in a statement said that Adams faced 29 counts of contravening Section 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, and 29 counts of theft.
Dr Adams was arrested in 2011 while he was running his practice in Lehurutse, North West.
According to Pela, following Adams’ not guilty plea, his legal representative read an admission letter before the Court in which Adams admitted that on 19 January 2010 he had received an amount of R396 660 from the worker’s Fund.
Pela said that Adams further stated in his admission statement that the money was processed by the Compensation Fund and paid into his account.
The Compensation Fund is a public entity under the administration of Department of Labour and provides cover to workers injured and/or who contract diseases at work.
The matter is set to resume on November 14.
African News Agency