Absa employee gets suspended jail sentence for fraudulent transfers
An Absa employee was found guilty on 359 charges of fraud after he transferred money from clients’ accounts to his brother’s.Moses Moroe was a sales consultant for the bank at its Loch Logan branch in the Free State. He was sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to eight years’ imprisonment‚ suspended for five years‚ provided that he pays back the money before July 2018.Hawks spokesperson S’fiso Nyakane said the 34-year-old had defrauded the bank of R366‚000 over two years."A protracted investigation by the Hawks revealed that between 2014 and 2016‚ he unlawfully transferred money from client’s accounts without their knowledge to his brother’s account. The money was then withdrawn by the accused for personal gain. As a result‚ Absa bank was prejudiced and suffered a total loss of R366‚000‚" Nyakane said.Moroe was dismissed from his job in October 2016 after the bank initiated a departmental trial."He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended ...
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