Chief Financial Officer, Department of Correctional Services
Patrick Gillingham: what the State Capture Commission found, and what happened next
Where it stands
He is an accused in the main Bosasa case and no verdict had been reported as of November 2025.Named in the Commission's report: Part III (Bosasa).
What it recommended
- The Commission recommended that the NPA consider prosecuting him for failing to comply with PRECCA, the PFMA, the Constitution and Treasury regulations on tenders, and said he may also be charged with theft, fraud and perjury.2
What happened next
- Charged. The IDAC listed him as an accused in the main Bosasa case in court.3
- Charged. allAfrica reported that he was charged with fraud and corruption involving about R1.8 billion over Correctional Services tenders awarded to Bosasa.1
Their response
No public response was found in the sources reviewed.
Sources
- allAfrica, South Africa: National Prosecuting Authority defends plea deal that allows Agrizzi to walk free (7 November 2025)
- Daily Maverick, The people and businesses the State Capture Commission recommends for prosecution by the NPA (Part 3, Bosasa) (3 March 2022)
- Parliamentary Monitoring Group (ministerial reply), Question NW4912 to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (reply on IDAC state capture cases) (30 September 2025)
Commission findings are not criminal convictions. Some findings have been challenged in court. Each finding is attributed to the Commission and linked to its report.