The former chief financial officer of a Dallas-based charity for children was recently sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty to wire fraud.
Federal prosecutors accused former Child and Family Guidance Center CFO Jeffrey Scott Keehn of a scheme that stole about $2.1 million from the nonprofit from 2016 to 2023. Keehn, 55, used the nonprofit’s checking account to write fraudulent checks to himself. He falsely claimed the payments were being made to medical providers and other vendors.
Each payment was less than $10,000 because the nonprofit required payments that exceeded that amount needed to be reviewed by higher-ups. In total, he submitted about 250 checks into three different bank accounts in his name, according to court documents reviewed by The Dallas Morning News.
The nonprofit’s mission is to provide affordable mental health services to children and families.
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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