Voogt worked as a personal assistant at Moore Stephens Auditing and PSG Konsult.
Voogt worked there for over five years, dealing with invoices and service providers' electronic payments.
She allegedly changed account numbers and replaced them.
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She previously stated that her family members were used in the theft totransferthe large amounts to their accounts.
Voogt allegedly stated that they did not know that the money had been stolen and she took the blame.
Eminetrareported that Voogt’s daughter, step-daughter, husband, mother and sister-in-law were recipients of the laundered money.
An East London personal assistant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for money laundering and theft. Image: Retha VoogtSource: Facebook
The 33-year-old appeared in the Kempton Park RegionalCourton Monday, 10 May.
The suspect had reportedly been travelling fromZimbabwe.
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Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
