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A bank consultant and security guard appeared in court this week for allegedly defrauding a Limpopo bank s clients of over R1.7 million.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke said Tebogo Millicent Molala, 34, allegedly stole the money while she was a consultant at a Bela Bela bank between 2015 and 2019.
The State alleges that she transferred the money from three accounts into the bank account of alleged accomplice and security guard, Mokhachani John Mtabini.
Maluleke said the two allegedly shared the stolen money.
READ | The bank became aware of these fraudulent activities after the clients went to enquire about unauthorised transactions. It was then discovered that R1 200 000 was stolen from the first client while R369 744.34 and R200 000 were stolen from [the] other two clients.
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A 45-year-old accountant was sentenced to five years imprisonment with the option of a R30 000 fine for fraud in the Brits Magistrate s Court in North West on Tuesday.
Calvin Kwinana, who was employed by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation as an accountant, misappropriated company funds to the tune of R268 000. He transferred it to his personal account, said Hawks spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso.
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