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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged a man in connection with insurance fraud after filing a false claim for over $10,000.
SLED charged 21-year-old Jakeem Jamal Samuel, with him becoming the third person arrested in the fraud scheme. Co-defendants Ulanda Shamicka Yarborough, 44, and Jamari Demetrius Pringle, 19, were arrested in October of 2024 in the same fraud scheme.
According to SLED, on March 19, 2025, Jakeem Jamal Samuel knowingly assisted, solicited, and/or conspired to submit a false claim for insurance payment to Progressive Insurance for himself and other co-defendants.
An arrest warrant states that Pringle and Yarbrough reported a staged hit and run where a vehicle hit them from behind, forcing them off…
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