Mohale’s Hoek, The DCEO has secured a conviction at Mohale’s hoek Magistrate court on Monday 27th April 2026. An assistant accountant in the Ministry of Finance, Pensions Unit, Mapapali Seitheko (42), of Upper Thamae Maseru, has been convicted of theft of public funds and money laundering. Seitlheko was responsible for disbursing pension funds to elderly beneficiaries, and it was revealed that after completing payments she failed to return the remaining amount of M54 700.00 to the government purse. After investigations and lengthy court processes, she was sentenced to M12,000.00 on count 1 or ten years imprisonment and charged M3000.00 on count 2 or two years imprisonment and they run consecutively.
Consequently, she was found guilty of contravening Section 59 (b) and (c), read with Section 109 of the Penal Code Act of 2010, as well as Section 25 (1) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act of 2008. For these reasons, she failed to pay a fine and faced 12 years imprisonment. The case was heard before Magistrate Kakapa Tau.