Pretoria fraudster sentenced to eight years in prison
A former employee was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraud she had committed while still employed.
A 48-year-old woman was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Pretoria magistrate’s court after being convicted of fraud, Moot police said.
Natasha Dixon committed fraud when she was working for one of the companies in Pretoria Moot between 2018 and 2019, police spokesperson Captain Anton Breedt told Rekord on Thursday.
“The company management found out in 2020, after she had resigned, that Dixon had been embezzling money from the company by means of issuing false receipts,” Breedt said.
“The case ran from 2020 until 2021, when the final judgment was handed down, where she was sentenced to eight years direct imprisonment.”
Moot police management commended their detective services department for ensuring that justice was served in this case.
“We applaud the detectives’ hard work and commitment they have displayed through the investigation of the case,” Breedt said, adding that the judgment sent a stern warning to those thinking of committing fraud, and that crime did not pay.
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