| Accused and her business entity sentenced for theft of UIF Relief Fund | |
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| Date Published | |
| 2025/08/20 | |
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Media Statement FREE STATE - On Tuesday, 19 August 2025, the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate's Court found Ntsebeng Marygold Moji (39) guilty and sentenced her for fraud and money laundering. The sentencing emanates from February 2025 when the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation based in Bethlehem arrested Moji after she fraudulently applied on behalf of 16 people purported to be working for her company. This was done during Covid-19 when employers and workers turned to the Department of Employment and Labour for relief. Over R178 000 was paid into her business account. However, it later surfaced that none of the individuals appearing on her application worked for her. The court found Moji guilty and sentenced her to a fine of R178 128.36 for six counts of theft or to undergo four years imprisonment. For contravention of Section 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, she was sentenced to five years imprisonment wholly suspended for five years on condition that she is not found guilty of the same offence. Monji's company, Aqua Land and Swimming Services, was fined R200 000 for theft wholly suspended for five years on condition that the accused is not convicted of theft during the period of suspension. The company was further sentenced to a fine of R200 000 for money laundering wholly suspended for five years on condition that the accused is not convicted of the same offense during the period of suspension. Ends
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