Captain Sylvia Delores Carstens was sentenced to ten years behind bars with five years suspended for five years. Carstens was employed at the Worcester Police Station as a finance clerk, and later promoted to Captain.
Ntabazalila added the Captain would claim for travelling expenses when she did not have authority to travel and also for advances.
“She had authority to access the financial system for the purposes of capturing and processing standing advances from 14 non-accounting police stations,” said Ntabazalila. Carstens approved these payments using her supervisor’s personal and password numbers without the latter’s knowledge or permission,.“Carstens also claimed standing advances for fictitious travelling expenses and motor vehicle licence renewals using her colleagues’ details without their knowledge and on their behalf. As a result, R166 956 was misappropriated. She resigned immediately after her fraudulent scheme was uncovered.
“In her plea and sentencing agreement, Carstens told the court that the monies were transferred between April 9, 2018 and December 24, 2018,” he added.
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