BREAKING: Second suspect to join IEC commissioner in dock over Standard Bank fraud
A second suspect has been arrested for his role in the Standard Bank fraud case that involves Nomsa Masuku.
The suspect handed himself over at the Johannesburg Central Police Station on Wednesday morning.
He is set to appear in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) said in statement.
The suspect, who cannot be named until he appears in court, faces charges of “theft and money laundering in terms of Prevention of Organised Crime Act in furtherance of common purpose”.
“It is reported that the accused acted in concert with ex-employee [Masuku] of Standard Bank, who was the head of the CSI [corporate social investment] programme for the ‘Adopt A School Trust’,” the Hawks said
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