{"id":49093,"date":"2024-01-22T12:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T10:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/alleged-fraudster-at-cricket-union-on-bail-20240122\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:06:08","slug":"alleged-fraudster-at-cricket-union-on-bail-20240122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/alleged-fraudster-at-cricket-union-on-bail-20240122\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged fraudster at cricket union on bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A former financial manager at the Northern Cape Cricket Union is out on R5 000 bail after he was arrested in December by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Pierre van Niekerk (25) made his second appearance on Friday, 19 January, before the Kimberley Serious Commercial Crime Court, said WO Nomthandazo Mnisi, Hawks spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_53917f41\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7987\/49485ac9587646d3a398c50a6ac3fdcc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b27f1eedccbf41cfa1b5447912757da6.jpg\" title=\"A former financial manager of the Northern Cape Cricket Union was released on bail. He was charged with fraud, alternatively theft.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A former financial manager of the Northern Cape Cricket Union was released on bail. He was charged with fraud, alternatively theft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Unsplash<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused first appeared on Thursday, 21 December 2023, after being arrested and he was charged with fraud, alternatively theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between July 2022 and March 2023 Van Niekerk, who was employed by the Northern Cape Cricket Union as a financial manager, allegedly misappropriated funds belonging to the employer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Payments that were due to service providers were deposited to his personal bank account. 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