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Two former Absa Bank employees appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court in Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday on 214 counts of fraud, theft and money laundering involving more than R1 million.
The two were arrested by the Hawks in Hankey and East London on Wednesday.
According to the charge, the two employees, 28-year-old Abongile Tyusha and 29-year-old Florika Shenay Owusu had opened bank accounts in the names of several people.
They then allegedly used these accounts to steal and launder over R1 million from Absa, by issuing debit cards on the accounts.
The charge sheet states that they moved the money from the 18 accounts to the five other accounts opened in Dutywa, Patensie and Jeffreys Bay.
The spokesperson for the Hawks Captain Yolisa Mgolodela says both accused were granted bail of R1 000 and the matter was postponed until the 31st of August.
