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SIU Set to Strike: Minister Warns Fraudulent Lawyers in R30bn Medico-Legal Claims Probe
Time to read: 01:18 mins
Type of article: News
MedED Catalogue Reference: MNG0042
Category: News
Category Cross-reference: Medico-legal Affairs, Public Health
Keywords: Medico-legal, fraud, SIU, NPA
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2 September 2024.10:30
Legal practitioners who have been submitting fraudulent negligence claims worth millions of rands over the years have just two weeks to withdraw their claims or face the full force of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Gauteng has 2,450 medico-legal claims, with 611 under investigation, valued at R4.175 billion; 58 cases have been finalized, saving the province R66 million. In particular Nonxuba Attorneys, a Johannesburg-based law firm, is accused of submitting nearly R500 million in fraudulent claims, often inventing cases or stealing medical records.
This story was compiled with information obtained from a variety of sources including:
28 August 2024 | MedBrief | Minister targets dodgy lawyers as SIU probes R30bn medico-legal claims
25 August 2024 | Daily Maverick | SIU saves health departments R3bn in medico-legal claims, but Hawks yet to act
24 August 2024 | Times Live | Its game over’ — Motsoaledi and SIU go after law firms submitting fraudulent medical negligence claims
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