Two sisters from Pretoria have been caught for allegedly defrauding the food and packaged goods group Premier of R137 million by diverting payments from suppliers to their own bank accounts.
The Hawks arrested and charged Barbara van Zyl, 54, and Christa Smith, 53, in early August, who now face up to 30 years in jail if found guilty under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, perVan Zyl and Smith joined the company, which produces Impala maize meal, Snowflake flour, and Blue Ribbon bread, in 2002 and 2008, respectively.
A whopping R137 million is said to have been paid into the sisters’ bank account by a single customer somewhere between 2016 and 2020. Police say the pair would allegedly allocate funds received from other Premier debtors to the account of “their” customer, falsely creating the impression that payments had been made.
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