Gauteng – After handing herself over to the relevant authorities following a warrant for her arrest that was issued on the very same day, Cornelia Johanna Faasen, 35, appeared at the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, December 14.
According to South African Police Service spokesperson, Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, Hawks had found out that Faasen had stolen from a trust.
“The appearance emanated after the Pretoria based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime investigation discovered that the accused stole from a trust account.
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“It is alleged that from March 2018, Faasen started to manipulate the system by adding her own banking details to beneficiaries’ accounts during payment authorizations where she was employed at the Fleet Chain Company as the finance officer handling payments.
“The company was prejudiced an amount of more than R4 million and the inconsistencies were discovered in March 2021. An internal investigation was conducted where a case was opened and assigned to the Hawks for further investigation.”
Faasen was released on R5000-00 bail and the case was postponed to March 14, 2023.
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