{"id":362200,"date":"2024-08-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362200"},"modified":"2024-08-30T09:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:37:04","slug":"fraud-accused-fugitive-extradited-from-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362200","title":{"rendered":"Fraud-accused fugitive extradited from South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARIA Johanna Coetzee (47), a fugitive accused of fraud who had been evading Namibian law enforcement since 2018, was extradited from South Africa to Namibia on Thursday night, 29 August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the police, Coetzee was wanted in connection with charges of fraud, theft, and money laundering involving N$3.3 million. She is accused of defrauding the Windhoek International School, where she was employed. 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