Niël Terblanché
A former employee of the Fisheries Observer Agency in Walvis Bay is facing charges of theft, fraud, money laundering and forgery.
According to the incident report provided by the Public Relations Division of the Namibian Police, the suspect, while employed at the state-owned company, allegedly unlawfully and intentionally manipulated creditors’ bank accounts by replacing them with the details of a personal account.
The suspect then proceeded to transfer a total of N$316,767.74 into a personal account through electronic fund transfers.
The report states that the suspect used the stolen money for personal gain.
The alleged fraud occurred between December 2022 and October 2023.
According to the report, not a single cent of the money has been recovered yet.
Since the fraud was uncovered, the suspect currently under investigation, has resigned from the state-owned company.
