Namibia: Accountant Gets 12 Years for N$4.48 Million Fraud

An accountant convicted of defrauding a company at Swakopmund of N$4.48 million was sent to prison for an effective period of 12 years at the end of her trial in the High Court yesterday.

Tulihaleni Nghihalwa (38) broke and abused the trust that her former employer placed in her when it appointed her as an accountant, acting judge Petrus Unengu said before sentencing her and three co-accused in the High Court at Windhoek Correctional Facility.

Unengu convicted Nghihalwa on 75 charges of fraud and…