An administration manager at Zandspruit Homeowners Association NPC in Hoedspruit, Limpopo has been sentenced to five years in prison for theft.
Annelize Holtzhausen was found guilty by the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday after the 35-year-old fabricated claims and transferred money from the company’s account into her and her husband’s bank accounts.
Captain Matimba Maluleke said Holtzhausen committed the crimes between January 28 2019 and October 24 2019. She was found guilty on 185 counts of theft and the company suffered a loss of more than R1.6-million.
“Some of her responsibilities as a manager were to pay service providers for services rendered for the company,” said Maluleke.
“Instead of paying service providers, Holtzhausen created fictitious claims and transferred the money from the company’s bank account into her personal bank account, as if she was paying service providers. Some of the stolen money was transferred into her husband’s bank account.”
Holtzhausen’s fraudulent activities were discovered by the company auditors who opened a case of fraud.
“The case was investigated by the Polokwane-based Hawks’ serious commercial crime investigation.
“After conducting a thorough investigation, the accused was arrested at her home in Hoedspruit in 2021 and later released on R5 000 bail and her case was postponed to a later stage for sentencing.”
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