Overview
- He pleaded guilty in the Pretoria High Court to three corruption counts and one money‑laundering count tied to Bosasa’s state contracts.
- Prosecutors cited PRECCA sections 4(1)(b) and 7(1)(b) for the corruption charges and POCA section 4 for money laundering.
- The case concerns four Department of Correctional Services tenders from 2004 to 2007 worth more than R1.8 billion, involving former officials Linda Mti and Patrick Gillingham and former MP Vincent Smith.
- Under the deal he must file detailed affidavits, assist IDAC, SAPS and the NPA, and testify under Section 204 to support additional prosecutions, with the Asset Forfeiture Unit launching a confiscation inquiry.
- Court papers detailed his fragile health and reliance on oxygen therapy, a factor the judge considered in accepting a noncustodial outcome after initial skepticism about the risk of reoffending.