TMPD officer and attorney face bail hearing over alleged R1.75m estate fraud
TMPD officer Peter Nonyane, 36, and attorney Charlotte Tibana, 33, will appear in the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a bail application over alleged fraud, theft and money laundering involving about R1.75 million.
Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department officer Peter Nonyane, 36, and his partner attorney Charlotte Tibana, 33, will face a bail hearing on August 24 in Polokwane Magistrates' Court over allegations of fraud, theft, and money laundering involving roughly R1.75 million related to a deceased estate. They appeared before the court on Friday, having been arrested in separate incidents on August 14 and 17, 2026, respectively.
Nonyane was apprehended by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Pretoria, while Tibana turned herself in on August 17. According to Limpopo Hawks Captain Wendy Nkabi, both arrests were based on J50 warrants of arrest. The alleged wrongdoing is said to have occurred on October 28, 2024, when the accused individuals supposedly moved funds from a trust account associated with the estate of Mr. Masha into Masha's own bank account.
These funds, allegedly, were then used to buy a pre-owned Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 for R1.65 million at McCarthy Mercedes-Benz. The case is still under investigation and was adjourned to Monday, August 24, for a formal bail application.
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