Author name: Lerato Mautla

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Your Role in Financial Crime Was Never Meant to Be Passive

The only way to do great things is to love what you do – Steve Jobs Too often, we usually stumble upon a career or intentionally choose our direction and step into a role fully aware of its importance and become driven by purpose. But over time, that purpose can dwindle and eventually fade if not

Financial Crime Cases

Johannesburg Investment Scammers Target Australians

This week our story took place in Bryanston, Johannesburg. There has been warnings from local cyber security experts that there is a rise of online scams in South Africa and globally. Six alleged suspects were arrested for being investment scammers along with 25 call centre agents for contravening the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act.

Financial Crime Cases

Home Affairs Fraudster Employee Declares Living People Dead

This week our story took place in Calvinia at the Calvinia Specialised Commercial Crime Court last year, on 1 October 2025. Dawn Celeste Pieterson (46) is a former Home Affairs employee who claimed funeral insurance payouts by fraudulently declaring living people dead. She received her sentence this year on 26 January 2026. Dawn’s crimes took

Financial Crime Cases

The Two Businessmen Who Ran a R115 Million VAT Fraud Scheme

This week our story took place in the Cape High Court, 2020. We have Mr Luis Filipe Duarte D’Almeida [Fernandes] and Mr Nazmien Warner. These are two businessmen who were found guilty of VAT fraud, racketeering, money laundering and corruption. They were sentenced to 16 and 17 years direct imprisonment. The charges against them come

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