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Fidelis Moema has been arrested for his alleged involvement in money laundering, fraud and theft at auditing firm KPMG.
The bursary specialist handed himself over to the Hawks for allegedly embezzling R16.5 million which was meant for eligible bursary recipients.
The freeloader appeared to live a lavish lifestyle alongside his influencer girlfriend, Sthe Bhengu, gifting her a Range Rover and taking her on a ‘baecation’ to Greece.
Moema appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court at Palm Ridge on Tuesday, The Citizen reported, which is when social media users dug into him and his show-off spending.
@sthebee was it worth it baby ? pic.twitter.com/WBL0Pft8XI
— sanelenkosi (@sanelenkosix) April 4, 2024
The black Range Rover SUV was apparently a “push gift” he allegedly gifted Bhengu when she was pregnant in 2022.
This Sthe Bhengu girl really believed that his mans who worked as a bursary administrator at KPMG can afford to buy her a whole Range Rover and still get this Merc for himself ?? pic.twitter.com/NkrVpzSYIK
— theHirohito® (@theHirohito) April 4, 2024
A helicopter was hired to blow out pink smoke for the elaborate gender reveal party, signalling that the baby was female. It seems as though Bhengu has since deleted the posts depicting their luxury lifestyle together on her social media accounts.
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One X user encouraged SAPS to have Sthe arrested too.
the nerve of boldly wishing for illegal funds ? nah @SAPoliceService arrest her too ! pic.twitter.com/qVXrIizGsY
— sanelenkosi (@sanelenkosix) April 4, 2024
Someone else commented, “9-5 Gents must learn to never be put under pressure by women to compete with these guys, these people that spend crazy on huns are not depending on a legit pay cheques.”
The State made a case that between 2021 and 2022, Moema managed to divert R16.5 million in bursary monies meant for students into his own accounts:
“Instead of paying university fees on behalf of students, the accused paid the monies into bank accounts of friends and individuals who own businesses.
“The money would then be paid back into his personal bank account. KPMG suffered a loss of R16.5 million due to his fraudulent actions,” said Hawks’ Warrant Officer Thatohatsi Mavimbela.
The 32-year-old handed himself over to the Hawks and now faces charges of fraud and money laundering. The case was postponed to next week for bail application.
[source:citizen]
