{
  "id": 14934272,
  "title": "Botselo Mills manager convicted of R8.7 million fraud after years of fraudulent payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/botselo-mills-manager-convicted-of-r8-7-million-fraud-after-years-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-16-botselo-mills-manager-convicted-of-r87-million-fraud-after-years-of-fraudulent-payments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Botselo Mills financial manager has been convicted of 52 counts of fraud involving more than R8.7 million after manipulating company payment transactions to divert funds into bank accounts linked to him.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}