{"id":47723,"date":"2022-10-27T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?p=47723"},"modified":"2022-10-28T11:24:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T11:24:02","slug":"disbarred-attorney-in-the-dock-for-trust-funds-theft-and-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/disbarred-attorney-in-the-dock-for-trust-funds-theft-and-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Disbarred attorney in the dock for trust funds theft and fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAUTENG \u2013 Disbarred Attorney, Clement Jos Hooyberg (46), is expected to appear in the Specialised Palmridge Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday, 08 November 2022, after he was additionally charged for theft and fraud to the tune of just over R20 million from a trust fund account.<br \/>\nIt is reported that in spite of Hooyberg being struck off the roll of attorneys on 15 November 2016, he continued to practice. As a result, he allegedly enriched himself for a period of just over a year between 2017 and 2018. In the said period he unduly accumulated millions of rands after he stole from the trust fund.<br \/>\nThe Serious Commercial Crime Investigation started in November of 2017, for a similar charges reported at Norwood police station. He was consequently arrested on 12 February 2020, and granted bail. He has made a series of court appearances since.<br \/>\nHooyberg has now been additionally charged on Wednesday on 26 October 2022, on nineteen counts of theft on separate but related case. Both cases have now been enjoined hence his upcoming court appearance in November.<\/p>\n<p>Source: South African Police Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAUTENG \u2013 Disbarred Attorney, Clement Jos Hooyberg (46), is expected to appear in the Specialised Palmridge Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday, 08 November 2022, after he was additionally charged for theft and fraud to the tune of just over R20 million from a trust fund account. 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