SANDF SWINDLING CASE POSTPONED
The case against a SA National Defence Force employee and her five adult children, accused of stealing at least R1.1 million, was postponed in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday.
Zelda Wolmarans is alleged to have "diverted" at least R1.1 million during her 10 years of employment as a clerk at the SANDF salaries department.
The 44-year-old woman from Clubview, Centurion, is accused of moving the funds to her own bank account and to those of her two children and three step-children.
The case was postponed to July 28 for further investigation.
Wolmarans, a civilian, was arrested in April.
She is out on R20,000 bail while her children are out on R5000 bail each.
Wolmarans' bail conditions restrict her from visiting any SANDF base, and she is to report to her local police station once a week and has relinquished her passport to police.
A restraint order was issued on the woman and her children and some of their assets were seized, said the National Prosecuting Authority.
The assets included properties in Pretoria, six vehicles, a 125cc Honda motorbike, an insurance policy, pension benefits and numerous bank accounts.
The woman was employed from 1993 at the SA Defence Force, which later became the SANDF, as a senior administration clerk responsible for capturing information of army reservists being called up for courses and training sessions on the SANDF salary system.
Investigators found that Wolmarans allegedly created the impression that part-time army reservists were called up to attend courses or training sessions, knowing that this was untrue.
On completing their fictitious attendance, the woman allegedly used her own banking details as well as the details of her children.
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25 Mai 2006 à 16:59 dans
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