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.