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A brewery employee, 44-year-old Naayn Hardien, appeared in Pretoria Specialized Commercial Crime Court on Friday facing fraud charges involving more than R60m.
He was arrested by the Hawks’ serious corruption investigation team shortly before his court appearance.
Hawks spokesman Lt. Col. Philani Nkwalase said that between November 2009 and June 2014, Sedibeng Breweries was alleged to have suffered a multi-million dollar loss related to fraudulent invoices that were paid for inventory that was never delivered to its warehouse.
“Hardien was hired by Sedibeng Breweries as a materials planner and had responsibility for ordering shrink wrap and receiving products as ordered in the product and system applications in the data processing system (SAP).
“The disclosure of the fraudulent activities came in 2014 when the CFO noted that manufacturing costs were extremely high. An internal review was subsequently carried out between May 2014 and June 2014.
“Hardien was allegedly linked to the fraudulent delivery notes, as well as information processing through the SAP system used by the company,” Nkwalase said.
The case against Hardien was postponed until November 27 to obtain legal aid and he was released on bail of 3,000 rand.
“More arrests are imminent as the investigation continues,” Nkwalase said.
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