Former Delmas Primary School financial officer, Larrisa Vern, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars after she was convicted on charges of fraud and money laundering of R2.8 million.
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The Delmas Regional Court has sentenced former Delmas Primary School financial officer, Larrisa Vern (52) to 20 years behind bars after she was convicted on charges of fraud. Mpumalanga spokesperson for the Hawks, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi said, this came after the Hawks Secunda-based serious commercial crime investigation (unit), priority crime specialised investigation (unit), Hawks asset forfeiture investigation (unit), and National Prosecuting Authority proved criminal activities against Vern. Vern was appointed to her position at the school in December 2021 and assumed her duties in January 2022 and in less than two years, her criminal activities were exposed after a whistleblower notified the authorities regarding two bonus payments made by her to her bank account.
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The matter was referred to the Hawks for investigation. The team of investigators managed to secure a warrant of arrest on 6 February 2024. Vern was arrested three days later, on 9 February 2024. “Investigation continued, and more dirty linen was uncovered as it was established that Vern caused an actual loss of R2,792,912 to the school,” said Nkosi. Vern paid money to four different bank accounts using different references before transferring the money to her main account. In court, the state successfully proved 94 counts of fraud and 555 counts of money laundering.
