WESTERN CAPE – One suspect aged (49), will appear before the Mossel Bay Regional Court tomorrow, 23rd August 2021 for allegations of theft and money laundering after she was served with summons on 03 August 2021 to appear before the said court by the George Serious Commercial Crimes investigation team.
It is alleged that between April 2015 to July 2016 the suspect stole over R477 430,00 from the Golf club in Mossel Bay, where she worked as an accountant.
Investigation revealed that the suspect took money from her work safe and blew the money on slot machines after work. It was then, that the matter was referred to the Hawks’ after the club’s auditors discovered irregularities.
Further investigation revealed that the suspect made a total of 21 deposits into her own personal bank account that led to the Golf club losing a total amount of over R477 430 from the safe by the accused.