{"id":89938,"date":"2025-09-16T10:09:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/former-north-west-cfo-and-clerk-arrested-for-fraud"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:19:13","slug":"former-north-west-cfo-and-clerk-arrested-for-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/former-north-west-cfo-and-clerk-arrested-for-fraud","title":{"rendered":"Former North West CFO and Clerk Arrested for Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Hawks&#8217; serious corruption investigation unit arrested a former CFO of the Ratlou local municipality in the North West and a 53-year-old female payroll clerk for alleged fraud on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The former CFO, 35, was arrested in Madibogo and the other woman in Potchefstroom.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, the CFO allegedly appointed the payroll clerk as an acting expenditure manager without the approval of the municipal manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigations revealed that in November 2022, the CFO allegedly authorised payment of over R49,000 to the acting expenditure manager for an acting allowance,\u201d Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Tinyiko Mathebula said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was further established that the alleged acting expenditure manager did not perform any duties related to her acting position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to appear in the Setlagole magistrate&#8217;s court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Hawks&#8217; serious corruption investigation unit arrested a former CFO of the Ratlou local municipality in the North West and a 53-year-old female payroll clerk for alleged fraud on Monday. The former CFO, 35, was arrested in Madibogo and the other woman in Potchefstroom. 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