Attorney pleaded guilty on 33 charges including fraud, theft

Attorney pleaded guilty on 33 charges including fraud, theft
Kimberley attorney pleaded guilty on 33 charges including fraud, theft

Henry Coetzee, a 61-year-old practicing attorney, has pleaded guilty on 33 charges including fraud, theft and money laundering and his sentence will be handed down by the Kimberley Regional Court on 04 April 2017.

Coetzee was practising in Kimberley between March 2001 and November 2010 when he embezzled almost 4 Million Rand from various victims whom he represented on their property purchases, civil matters and road accident fund claims.

The guilty verdict was welcomed by the Northern Cape Hawks Provincial Head, Major General Kholekile Galawe who said Hawks members work tirelessly to investigate matters with the sole aim of bringing justice to victims of crimes.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service