Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Former Cape attorney arrested for fraud, forgery, uttering and money laundering

Former attorney, Zeenat Mohamed, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with fraud, forgery, uttering and money laundering.

PICTURE - HAWKS: Zeenat Mohamed


According to the Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani, Mohamed made a brief appearance in court, later the same day and was practicing as an attorney and conveyancer at the time of the alleged crimes.

It is reported that whilst Mohamed was practicing as an attorney and conveyancer, she misappropriated trust funds of over R6.6 million that was intended for settling two immovable property transactions between May 2020 and August 2021.

The court subsequently granted Mohamed bail of R50 000 with strict conditions. The case was postponed to 23 May 2023

Done by Esobusi Mkangelwa

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