A member of a local school governing body was recently arrested and charged with fraud after defrauding the same school he served.
According to the police, the fraud happened in 2018 and was noticed by the school’s principal, after going through the school’s financial records.
“According to our information, the affected school sent their financial statements and relevant records for annual auditing. It was after the audit report that a discrepancy was picked up.
It’s alleged that the audit report came back with findings of financial irregularities dated between February and December 2018.
“The report revealed that cheques, with large sums of money, were cashed in at Festival Mall in Kempton Park,” said police spokesperson Capt Ralidzhivha Manyadza.
He said the suspect, who has since handed himself over to the police after confessing, cashed in the cheques without any authorisation and supporting documents.
The suspect is yet to make an appearance at the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court.
