Nevertheless, Alito has been preoccupied with voter fraud for years, and has used his unfounded fears to justify broad attacks on the right to vote. Just during the Court’s most recent term, Alito signaled his distrust of mail-ballots at least three times. First, in October 2025, the Court heard oral argument in Bost v. Illinois, a case about whether candidates for federal office have a right to sue over election rules in federal court. The Court would go on to rule that they do, reasoning that candidates have a unique stake in “the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections.” At oral argument, though, Alito suggested that the candidates left a valid argument off the table by not alleging “what most people believe to be true”—namely, that counting mail-in ballots “generally hurts Republican candidates” and “generally helps Democratic candidates.”
Second, in March…
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