{"id":270222,"date":"2023-08-28T21:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=270222"},"modified":"2023-11-12T21:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T20:38:08","slug":"meet-hildegard-steenkamp-who-stole-r500-million-over-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/meet-hildegard-steenkamp-who-stole-r500-million-over-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Hildegard Steenkamp Who Stole R500 Million Over 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hildegard Steenkamp is a 51-year-old South African former accountant born in 1973. She gained notoriety after she was convicted of stealing R537 million from her former employer.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Steenkamp’s legal battle started in 2017, not long after she left her job and it came to light that she had embezzled more than R500 million while employed. She started her illicit actions there as a junior accountant six months after being fully integrated by the corporation, precisely in December 2004.<\/p>\n
Hildegard Steenkamp Stole R537 Million from her Former Employer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Former South African accountant Hildegard Steenkamp defrauded Medtronic Africa, a large supplier of medical equipment with headquarters in Midrand, of a staggering R537 million.<\/p>\n
According to the job description for the Boksburg account, she was in charge of handling all of the company’s VAT claims. The multinational corporation has two subsidiaries that would bring in enormous amounts of medical equipment to South Africa and then market it to regional businesses.<\/p>\n