Two former bank officials were arrested by the provincial Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team on Thursday March 24 for fraud. According to the Hawks provincial spokesperson, Capt Dineo Sekgotodi, Dorcus Nyambi was a Standard Bank official during the commission of the offence in 2014, while Patricia Mnisi had already been dismissed by the bank.  

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“Nyambi reactivated a dormant bank account of a deceased client while the family was busy with their estate claim. She then colluded with the other accused, Themba Magagula (38), Mlungisi Shongwe (32) and Thapelo Modika (43), to create beneficiaries who were linked to the reactivated bank account and deposit different amounts of money. The actual loss suffered was a total loss of R470 000, ” she said.

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The accused appeared in the Tonga Magistrate’s Court on Thursday March 24. They were released on R1 500 bail each. The case was postponed to May 19, and is to be transferred to the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.