Legal adviser on theft rap turns on ex-client
Court told that former attorney kept part of proceeds of sale of house
A legal adviser accused of stealing some of the proceeds from the sale of a house turned the tables on her former client on Tuesday, accusing him of pocketing the cash to fuel a drug habit.
Anne Swanepoel, struck from the roll of attorneys in August 2015 after she was convicted of theft, pleaded not guilty in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court to charges including fraud, theft, contempt of court and contravention of the Attorneys Act...
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