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Dodgy Lottery lawyer Lesley Ramulifho suspended

The Legal Practice Council accuses him of misusing trust funds, submitting fabricated bank statements and diverting Lottery grants intended for community projects

A photo from Lesley Ramulifho’s Instagram page showed him jet-setting around the world. Here he is in the Maldives. Archive photo: Lesley Ramulifho’s Instagram page (fair dealing)

The Gauteng High Court suspended lawyer Lesley Ramulifho on 22 October until February 2027, pending a Legal Practice Council (LPC) application to have him struck off the roll.
The LPC accuses him of hijacking non-profit organisations to obtain Lottery grants, which were diverted to buy Ocean Basket franchises, properties and a vehicle. It also accuses him of misusing trust money, including about R2-million from a R4-million coal transaction.
The council says Ramulifho submitted fabricated bank statements to obtain audit exemptions and used a forged affidavit in an attempt to stop GroundUp reporting on…

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