Debtor’s Clerk, Yolandy Nortier has been charged and convicted for her involvement in defrauding her former employer. The 44-year-old appeared in the Gqeberha Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on 7 May 2025, for charges of Fraud and the Contravention of Prevention of Organized Crime Act, 121 of 1998. The former debtor’s clerk was arrested by the Gqeberha-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Hawks jointly with the National Prosecuting Authority in August 2024. Gqeberha is formerly known as Port Elizabeth.
Debtor’s Clerk Fraud Uncovered
Police found that between September 2019 and November 2022, Nortier was employed as a debtor’s clerk for FSPA Managers & Consultants where she orchestrated fraudulent activities that prejudiced the company out of exorbitant amounts of cash. FSPA based in Newton Park in Gqeberha trades as a business providing administrative and secretarial support to Sectional Title and Homeowners Association clients. The company manages 82 housing complexes across the Gqeberha region. Part of the company’s daily function was to maintain bank accounts as well as general ledgers of each of the 82 housing complexes. The various bank accounts were managed through a joint Trust account where levies for each of the 82 housing complexes were paid from this account.
Discrepancies refunds banking glitches
On 2 November 2022, the complainant, FSPA, was notified of that a refund of levies to two different owners was paid into the same bank account which began the end of Nortier’s activities. The company swiftly lodged a complaint with the Hawks to investigate further. Investigations revealed that Nortier had 17 different bank accounts in her name wherein she diverted monies that were due to the clients thus prejudicing the company of more than R1.6 million. She was then arrested and charged in August last year.
Latest update on Nortier
Nortier appeared in court on the very same day of her arrest in August 2024 and released on bail of R100 due to her present socio-economic status. Nortier has subsequently appeared in court on numerous occassions until her ultimate conviction on 7 May 2025. This matter was remanded to 19 June 2025 for pre-sentencing. A Hawks spokesperson, Warrant-Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana said: “The Provincial Head, Major General Mboiki Obed Ngwenya praised the joint team for securing a conviction and anticipated a deserving sentence against the perpetrator as it would deter criminal activities in the province.”
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