An estranged couple have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in the PE commercial crimes court for theft, fraud and money laundering involving just over 16 million rand.
This is the second biggest theft case the specialized court has dealt with.
Between May 2010 and September 2012, Danielle Norman, in her capacity as a manager at SA Express Line, transferred funds into the bank account of co- accused and ex- lover, Jason Hendricks.
In addition a Vat inquiry by SARS revealed that certain invoices submitted to the taxman had been false.
Magistrate Louis Claasen sentenced the mother of two, Danielle Norman, to an effective 15 years behind bars.
Claasen dismissed her claim of remorse saying that she Norman can't or wont give any explanation to an amount of R6 million rand that is in his words "just missing"
In addition her ex-lover Jason Hendricks was sentenced to an effective 7 years imprisonment.
Claasen stated that Hendricks was not merely an unwilling participant.
Claasen said even if Hendricks believed that it was donor money, no donor money would make a provision for things to amounting to R5 million spent within 3 months.
Both Norman and Hendricks indicated they wished to appeal against the sentence handed down.
Claasen dismissed both applications for leave to appeal.
