Another arrest in Absa heist case
The Hawks have arrested a third person believed to be part of a group which stole R103m from Absa.
A report on the News24 site notes that Gershom Matomane was arrested on Thursday in Cape Town.
The state claims that R74m of the money allegedly stolen by Absa specialist engineer Xolela Masebani was transferred into his account.
Matomane is reportedly related to Masebani.
Gauteng Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said Matomane was arrested at the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court where he was appearing on another matter relating to fraud.
‘He faces charges of fraud and theft in Cape Town for allegedly stealing R3.4m from Capitec. Allegations are that in 2018, when he was working as a software engineer, he stole the money from Capitec. At the time, Masebani was also working at Santam with Matomane, but is not involved in the matter.’
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