The director of an NGO, that was not in operation, was convicted of pocketing R700 000 in Lottery funds.
Megan Brooks and Leroy Bezuidenhout have been sentenced for a fraud and money laundering scheme that saw more than R1.7 million stolen from Keens Wholesalers.
Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial postponed to 16 September after ill-health forces her to miss court appearance.
Four members of the Smit family appeared in court on fraud charges linked to more than R900 000 missing from a truck stop.
Four men including a father, his two sons, are expected to apply for bail in Bellville Magistrate’s Court on 15 charges linked to alleged money laundering.
A 44-year-old Gqeberha bookkeeper has been arrested by the Hawks for allegedly defrauding her former employer of more than R3 million over two years.
A former Gqeberha accounting firm director has been convicted of theft and money laundering and ordered to repay more than R804,000.
Two members of a syndicate have been convicted after an online romance scam defrauded a 64-year-old widow of more than R500 000.
An admitted attorney and conveyancer practising in Kimberley, was found guilty on 14 counts of theft and 14 counts of money laundering, and was sentenced on 4 June.
Cathleen Hendricks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the Western Cape after falsely claiming seized drug money belonged to her.