Giselle Taylor Maritz (44) appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court today, 10 November 2021 for an allegation of fraud and money laundering.
This comes after Phatshoane Henney Inc. Attorney became aware of fraudulent activities at the end of February 2020. These fraudulent activities are related to the manipulation of financial records and unlawful transfer of trust funds.
A preliminary probe by Phatshoane Henney Inc. Attorney discovered that Maritz was unlawfully transferring trust funds to her own personal bank account and to her mother’s bank account. This fraudulent transaction was carried out over the period between 2015 and 2019. As a result, Phatshoane Henney Attorney was prejudiced and suffered a total loss of more than R6 million.
The matter was then reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team based in Bloemfontein for further investigation which culminated in the suspect handing herself over to the investigators this morning where she was charged.
The case against Maritz has been remanded to Wednesday, 01 December 2021 for a legal representative. The accused was granted R10 000 bail.