Gqeberha New Law court released Mandy Booysen Vardy (39) on R1000-00 bail on 27 October 2022 for charges of theft. This is subsequent to her arrest by the Gqeberha based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team of the Hawks on 26 October 2022.
It is alleged that during the period between 17 June 2016 and 2 May 2017, Vardy employed at Ubutyebi Trust, allegedly misappropriated funds of the trust in that she transferred funds to the unknown creditors.
According to the preliminary probe by the Gqeberha based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Hawks, the accounts to which the funds were transferred, happened to be hers.
The Hawks revealed that Vardy prejudiced Ubutyebi Trust fund cash to the value of more than R217 000-00.
The probing by the Hawks led to the arrest of Vardy on 26 October 2022 followed by her court appearance on 27 October 2022 where she was released on R1000-00 bail.
The matter was remanded to 30 November 2022 for copies of the docket and legal representation.
