Over a year since she absconded, Prishne Khan was found hiding out in a freezer in Nigel.
That’s because Lynch’s ex-colleague and co-defendant in a US fraud trial was fatally struck by a car two days before authorities say a tornado abruptly sunk Lynch’s yacht off the coast of Sicily.
Parents in the small Western Cape town of Swellendam are accused of fraudulently funnelling funds using an account they opened in their daughter’s name when she was nine.
In finance, having the right credentials – like degrees from top schools, experience at an A-list hedge fund, and spending summers in the right Long Island towns – has always been a proven way to pass through many of the industry’s key filters.
The assets belonging to these fraudsters were scattered around the country and ranged from vehicles to holiday home, and even a game farm.
The alleged fraudster Fidelis Moema bought a luxury SUV gifted to his influencer girlfriend who relished in illegal funds.
Jooste’s unexpected demise as a result of white-collar crimes is nothing new in South Africa.
Apparently, the 30-something Joburger presented himself as a successful businessman claiming to have unique software for architectural rendering.
A Nedbank employee was jailed after being caught helping herself to R5.3 million of the bank’s money, while another woman was sentenced for stealing R9 million from a mining company.
Two sisters from Pretoria have been caught for allegedly defrauding the food and packaged goods group Premier of R137 million by diverting payments from suppliers to their own bank accounts.
Defrauding a company of R2,5 million has landed one sorry Centurion bookkeeper in prison for 10 whole years.