Police arrested five Chinese and one Taiwanese nationals from a Cox’s Bazar hotel on Thursday night over their alleged involvement in online gambling and fraud, recovering 1,938 iPhones and dozens of laptops.
They were detained during a raid at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar town, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Ahidur Rahman said today.
He said the raid was conducted based on information provided by Dhaka Metropolitan Police following a complaint filed with Ramu Police Station.
A case has been filed against the detainees over allegations of online fraud and cybercrime, the police officer said. The case also mentions 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals as unidentified accused.
The arrestees are Taiwanese national Wei Ching Wen and Chinese nationals Xu Yangfan, Yan Changsheng, Xu Hajyang, Wu Jianxiong and Zhang Zheming.
According to the police complaint, around 250-300 Chinese…
THE ISUZU MOTORS PAYROLL FRAUD (GQEBERHA, SA)
Date: February 16, 2026 Perpetrator: Natasja Slabbert (42)
Case Description: In a case that hit home for the Eastern Cape business community, Natasja Slabbert, a payroll administrator at Isuzu Motors South Africa’s Struandale plant, was arrested for an alleged R10.5 million fraud. The scheme, which began surfacing in late 2024, exploited the very systems designed to manage employee compensation. Slabbert allegedly manipulated payroll records to create false entries that appeared as legitimate deductions and contributions on employee payslips. In reality, these “deductions” were being diverted into her personal bank account.
The fraud was only uncovered after diligent employees noticed that their net “take-home” pay was significantly lower than expected, despite the gross amounts on their payslips remaining high. Following a thorough probe by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team and the NPA’s Specialised Commercial Crime Unit, it was discovered that in August 2024 alone, over R626,000 was unlawfully transferred. Slabbert was granted bail of R5,000 on February 17, 2026, and the case has been postponed to later in the month for further legal proceedings. This case highlights the critical need for “segregation of duties” in payroll departments, as a single point of failure allowed for the systematic siphoning of millions over nearly two years.
Link to Original: PE Express – Isuzu Payroll Fraud