Africa-Press – South-Africa. The former chief financial officer at Msinga Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested after being under investigation since 2016.
Hajra Bibi Timol, 44, faces 97 counts of fraud and money laundering.
Timol allegedly defrauded and laundered municipal funds between 2016 and 2018.
Hawks regional spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said Timol was arrested on Thursday by Hawks members from the Pietermaritzburg Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit.
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Timol was taken to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court, where she made her first appearance. She was later released on R5 000 bail.
“She allegedly made more than R2.3 million worth of payments into a fictitious bank account. Timol controlled that bank account. In 2016, the municipality conducted an audit and discovered fraudulent activities.
“A fraud case was reported at Msinga police station. The docket was later allocated to the Hawks for a thorough investigation. She was charged with 97 fraud and money laundering counts,” Mhlongo said.
Timol is expected back in court on 30 June.
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