Pretoria attorney accused of stealing R3.2m from his employer
A Pretoria-based candidate attorney allegedly stole R3.2 million from his employer’s trust fund account.
The 32-year-old man has been charged with fraud and theft and is expected to appear in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, 4 April 2022.
The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Pretoria received a fraud-related report for further investigation from Malabye Mthembu Attorneys and Partners in Brooklyn.
The law firm is accusing its candidate attorney of allegedly swindling approximately R3.2 million from their trust fund account.
The money was deposited into his personal bank account between November and December 2020. The 32-year-old was charged on Friday and has since resigned from the firm.
The investigation team has served him with a summons to appear in court.
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