The Mthatha High Court has sentenced former OR Tambo District Municipality Project Accountant, Nyameka Qongqo to an effective 15-year-imprisonment.
This, after she was found guilty of fraud and money laundering involving R9.8 million.
Regional NPA Spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said she had pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15-years for fraud and 10-years for money laundering, with the sentences running concurrently.
In her guilty plea, she admitted that from November 2012 to 2014 she was the authorised officer responsible for processing claims from service providers and effecting payments to their bank accounts.
During this period she instead transferred funds from the municipality to companies belonging to her former boyfriend and her sister although there were no services rendered by these companies.
