GAUTENG – Amanda Gloria Edgar (44) has been convicted and sentenced by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, 10 September 2025 for fraud and money laundering.
Between October 2015 and September 2016 the complainant was in the process of purchasing a property in Croatia. The complainant met up with who they thought was the owner of the property they were intending on purchasing when during the negotiations they agreed that the property would be sold at €850 000, €300 000 would be payable immediately and the rest of the balance would be payable within two years as stipulated in the contract. Soon after the meeting the complainant received the contract via email stipulating the amount that was agreed upon and an FNB bank account that the complainant must make payment of over R4,5 million into and the payment was made on the same day.
The Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) contacted the complainant after flagging the transaction and alerted him that a fraudulent transaction was taking place with his account, however the complainant confirmed that the payment was for a property they were purchasing. The matter was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation and investigations revealed that the victim was scammed and the bank account they had paid the R4,5 million into belonged to a company named, Peak Global owned by the accused Amanda Edgar. Investigations further revealed that Edgar upon receiving the money transferred it to various business and personal bank accounts.
On 23 October 2023, Edgar was arrested at Delft Police station and was subsequently granted bail. On Wednesday, 10 September 2025, the accused was convicted and sentenced to (10) years imprisonment, which (5) years is suspended. The Provincial Head of the Hawks’ in Gauteng Major General Ebrahim Kadwa has commended the investigating and prosecution team for ensuring that the accused is brought to book and sentenced.