KSD employees face fraud probe

[2008 Dec] Anti-corruption campaign in the municipality, also confirmed that a forensic investigation – headed by Leon Nel – into the municipality’s IT division revealed the names of 139 municipal officials with links to registered private businesses... [read more]

The undercover agent

[2007 Oct] UNDERCOVER operative Leon Nel, of CyberX Forensic Services, who assisted with the investigation into the food scam, says he entered the premises of the Ladac warehouse posing as a dealer interested in buying consumables at reasonable prices for the Transkei market... [read more]

Dispatch team wins 2007/08 Taco Kuiper award

[2007-08] The judges described the work of Brett Horner, Chandre Prince and Ntando Makhubu as “a model investigation of excellent and powerful journalism”. The three reporters’ “imagination, creativity” and use of “some unusual methodology” such as hidden cameras produced overpowering evidence of neglect, mismanagement and malpractice at the East London hospital... [read more]

Children caught with drugs

[2007 Dec] With the help of private investigator Leon Nel of Polygraph Services, the Dispatch team watched and took photographs from a surveillance van on Thursday afternoon as a group of about 12 learners passed around three bongs made from pieces of hose pipe and plastic bottles, which were filled with water. Smoking marijuana in this way is said to give the user extra effect... [read more]

Cheating spouse

[2009 Jan] Leon Nel of Polygraph Services said he used whatever high tech gadgetry at his disposal to capture the shenanigans of a cheating spouse. Nel said he had gadgets which allowed him to access password-locked computers, retrieve deleted smses and call records from cell phones and regularly used hidden cameras to surreptitiously film cheating couples... [read more]

Gambling board charges its CEO

[2009 Jun] Forensic expert Leon Nel, who was instructed to investigate the allegations against Zwane. Nel’s report contains various sworn statements by former Vukani employees, as well as a number of e-mails sent and received by Vukani staff members... [read more]

Newspaper reporter polygraphed

[2008 Nov] Polygraph Services Leon Nel said many companies have conceded that the ordinary pre-employment screening process was insufficient. He said studies by reputable universities have found that the polygraph test is 96 percent accurate if done by a reputable examiner... [read more]

Long hours of stake-outs pay off

[2010 Jan] The Dispatch, assisted by forensic computer expert Leon Nel, spent many hours keeping a close watch over the operations at the warehouse of Ladac Trading in Mashona Terrace, Quigney. With Nel’s assistance, the Dispatch was also able to record certain conversations inside the warehouse between Ladac Trading’s Warren Davoren, and his business partners, Michiel Koster and Alon Lucka... [read more]

R15million cyber-theft foiled

[2008 Jun] Bhisho asked local computer forensic expert Leon Nel to investigate after the syndicate targeted government departments. Nel did not want to identify the departments. But the Dispatch has been told that late last year hackers managed to access the bank accounts of at least 900 Health Department officials... [read more]

African crime and forensics convention

[2008 Oct] Sun City ... To provide an annual forum that brings together regional and international law enforcement professionals, academics, insurance, law enforcement, collision professionals from around Africa for the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and strategies... Leon Nel - Manager [read more]

Cyber Theft in Eastern Cape

[2008 Oct] Identified at least 26 cases of a syndicate swindling government departments in four provinces, including the Eastern Cape, of more than R199-million in the past three years ... computer forensic expert Leon Nel said it was important that departments did background checks on employees who were in charge of the computer systems... [read more]

ECAPE Polititians’ Cellphones Bugged

[2008 Oct] East London-based private IT specialist Leon Nel said intercepting cellphone conversations and hacking into computers was not uncommon...Money talks. In the black market you can buy someone else’s records -even the state president’s cellphone records... [read more]

Investigator goes into bat for suspended DG

[2006 Jun] The senior official, who was tasked by suspended Treasury director-general Monde Tom to investigate the controversial R18 million Agriculture department purchase of Khangela citrus farms, now plans to support Tom in his disciplinary hearing. Since heading the forensic investigation into the farm deal, which has since cost former Agriculture MEC Max Mamase his job and landed him in court, senior manager Leon Nel has resigned from the Finance Department... [read more]

Dept paid R25m for Kangela farm

[2005 May] Treasury's Leon Nel said other payments (excluding the R16m sale price) by the Agriculture Department "highlighted several other possible irregularities and inconsistencies. In total, an amount of about R25m was paid to Kangela". Nel's statement was referred to by the Asset Forfeiture Unit's advocate Henke Ackermann during a Bhisho High Court application... [read more]

City Manager faces fraud charges

[2006 Feb] According to a report by forensic expert Leon Nel of CyberX Forensic Services, a trace of Tsika's phone records showed that he had made hundreds of calls to a business partner, whom he sent to the municipal bankers to discuss the municipality's confidential financial affairs... [read more]

EL doctor turns table on blackmailers

[2006 Apr] A video, recorded in a counter-sting by CyberX Forensic Services’ Leon Nel, who was brought in by Budree to help, also shows the remorse of the blackmailer when he was confronted. On March 29, the day of the meeting to discuss payment, and minutes after the alleged blackmailer entered Budree’s surgery, the blackmailer was confronted by Nel... [read more]

Corrupt PI spill the beans

[2006 Apr] In a taped conversation with CyberX Forensic Services’ Leon Nel, who has been assisting local general practitioner Dr Mira Budree since she received the first call from the blackmailer, Power said to the best of his knowledge no blackmail happened. On the tape Nel tells him: “There is no way I can let this go away ... the doc is considering serious civil claim ...” In reply, Power said the two undercover operatives went to obtain an allegedly false medical certificate from Budree... [read more]