A-44-YEAR-OLD woman is due to reappear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 22 August facing 12 counts of fraud.
The suspect was arrested on 12 August at her office in Pinetown during an intelligence driven operation between Pinetown Crime Intelligence and Pinetown detectives.
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“She made a brief appearance in court on 13 August and her case was remanded until Thursday for a bail application,” said Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Capt Bongumusa Manqele.
According to Manqele, it is alleged that between 2018 and this year, the suspect defrauded victims of thousands of Rands promising them jobs overseas.
“It is alleged that when it was time for the victims to go overseas the suspect disappeared.”
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