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A 44-year-old Gqeberha bookkeeper was released on bail of R100,00 after being arrested by the Hawks on Monday for fraud amounting to R1.6 million.
Hawks Eastern Cape spokesperson, Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, said Yolandy Nortier also faces a charge of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
She said Nortjie was employed as a debtor’s clerk at a Newton Park firm, providing administrative and secretarial support to sectional title and homeowners associations clients.
Mgolodela said the company manages 82 housing complexes across Gqeberha.
She said in November 2022, the complainant in the case was alerted to the fact that a refund of levies to two different owners was paid into the same bank account which prompted the complaint to the Hawks.
“The investigations revealed that Nortier had 17 different bank accounts in her name wherein she diverted monies that were due to the clients thus prejudicing the company more than R1.6 million,” she said.
“Nortier made a brief appearance at Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on the very same day of her arrest where she was released on R100,00 bail due to her present socio-economic status.”
She will be back in court again on 9 September for the appointment of a legal representative.
