{"id":377106,"date":"2025-06-19T15:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=377106"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:02:18","slug":"couple-accused-of-defrauding-absolute-tours-and-safaris-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=377106","title":{"rendered":"Couple accused of defrauding Absolute Tours and Safaris appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOHANN and Charlene Tr\u00e9doux, a husband and wife accused of defrauding a tourism company, Absolute Tours and Safaris, appeared in the Katutura Magistrate\u2019s Court today, with more evidence suggesting that the couple may have stolen more than the initial N$1 million they were accused of illicitly transferring from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is now suspected, following further investigations, that the couple stole around N$2 million from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n.jpg 544w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/486792626_959050306437363_7276436405017842716_n-105x105.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FRAUD: Johann and Charlene Tr\u00e9doux, a husband and wife accused of defrauding tourism company Absolute Safaris. Photo: Contributed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlene Tr\u00e9doux, who was the head of the Accounts Department and had access to Absolute Tours and Safaris\u2019 business accounts, is accused of transferring large amounts of money from the company to her husband Johann\u2019s business account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCompany suppliers informed us that they never received the funds from these electronic fund transfers processed by Charlene Tr\u00e9doux. The funds were instead transferred to the account of Ngatha Brokers cc, a Bank Windhoek account linked to Johann Tr\u00e9doux, Charlene&#8217;s husband,\u201d her former employer, Beckert Jochen, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The matter was postponed to 30 October 2025 for further investigations, and both of the accused are out on bail on the condition that they report to the Klein Windhoek Police Station in the capital every Monday and Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter JOHANN and Charlene Tr\u00e9doux, a husband and wife accused of defrauding a tourism company, Absolute Tours and Safaris, appeared in the Katutura Magistrate\u2019s Court today, with more evidence suggesting that the couple may have stolen more than the initial N$1 million they were accused of illicitly transferring from the company. 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