A fake lawyer who swindled unsuspecting victims of over R1m in legal fees despite not having legal qualifications has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Magistrate Samuel Maboho said Kagiso Selomane, 45, was influenced by greed when he defrauded desperate people who had approached him in the hope that he would help to solve their legal problems.
The offences were pre-planned, influenced by greed, and the complainants suffered substantial loss, Maboho said on Monday at the Rustenburg magistrates court.