A 47-year-old practicing attorney is expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on 26 June 2025 on charges of fraud, theft, contravention of Attorneys Act, and money laundering.
According to the Free State Hawks Spokesperson Warrant Officer Fikizwa Matoti his court appearance comes after the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Bloemfontein served her with summons on 11 June 2025.
It is alleged that during the period between January 2015 and July 2017, the suspect was entrusted with the complainant’s estate, which she received in the form of cash of about R6 million. This amount was supposed to be held in a trust account on behalf of the complainant, but it was kept in the suspect’s personal account. This resulted in the complainant losing about R3,4 million. It was also discovered that the suspect was practicing without a fidelity fund certificate as required.
A criminal case docket was registered and handed to the Hawks for further investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspect.