{
  "id": 14685897,
  "title": "NPO director convicted after R700,000 Lottery Commission funds used to buy personal vehicle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/npo-director-convicted-after-r700-000-lottery-commission-funds-used",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-15-npo-director-convicted-after-r700000-lottery-commission-funds-used-to-buy-personal-vehicle/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Northern Cape NPO director faces sentencing in December after being convicted of fraud and money laundering linked to R700,000 in National Lottery Commission funding allegedly diverted to buy a vehicle for personal use.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}