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Bloemfontein – Sibongile Mani, the NSFAS Millionaire, won’t face jail time for spending part of the funds that were mistakenly deposited into her account.
Mani has finally won the case which will see her avoiding jail time for spending money that was accidentally deposited into her account by The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
The 32 years old, was found guilty of theft after NSFAS accidentally deposited R14 million into her account (instead of R1 400 which was meant for her food allowance).
After spending less than 10% of this total, Mani was caught out and faced criminal charges.
However, she has recently won an appeal that will see her avoiding a jail sentence for the debacle.
Mani was sentenced to a five-year jail term in 2022 for failing to report the misallocated funds and spending a portion of them. It is reported that after NSFAS erroneously deposited R14 million into her account, Mani went on an R800 000 shopping spree before she was busted. However, the mother of two has worked her way up the courts to appeal the case and on Monday 6 November, it was announced that she would not be facing jail time for her spending.
Yes money was accidentally deposited into her account but spending it?
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