Fraudster jailed for impersonating SPCA inspector

THE Cape of Good Hope SPCA said it welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a local man who fraudulently impersonated as a qualified SPCA inspector and presented forged documents in an attempt to secure employment.

- STAFF REPORTER

Eric Victor Du Preez entered into a plea and sentencing agreement on October 27 at the Wynberg Regional Court in which he received a one-year jail term.

He faced 32 counts, including: 11 counts of contravening the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 20 counts of fraud and forgery, and one count of contravening the SPCA Act by impersonating an SPCA inspector and forging an official NSPCA inspector's certificate.

The court imposed the following sentence: 24 months’ direct imprisonment, of which 12 months is suspended for five years on the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary counts;