Hawks EC
An employee from the Port St Johns Municipality in the Eastern Cape has appeared in court on several counts of fraud.
The Hawks in the province said 46-year-old Edith Duna was arrested on Thursday by the Mthatha-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team.
Spokesperson, Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, said she appeared in court on the same day and was released on warning.
She said it is alleged that Duna, who worked as an accountant at the Municipality, created "two shell companies"Imizamoyethu Construction and Zamambo Trading, "with the intention to defraud the municipality."
Mgolodela said she allegedly processed fifteen fictitious payments on the municipality systems which were subsequently paid to her personal bank account without services being rendered.
"The matter was reported to the Hawks which led to her arrest on 16 February 2023. The investigation revealed that the municipality was prejudiced cash worth more than R260 000."
Duna will be back in court again on 2 March.
