Update
MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Cindy Bessinger (31), the Mossel Bay woman who allegedly defrauded the Diaz Hotel and Resort of nearly R1.5m, made an appearance in the Mossel Bay Regional Court this morning, 5 March.
Bessinger is facing almost 40 counts of fraud, which allegedly took place between October 2024 and March last year.
According to the court documents, while in an administrative role at the hotel, Bessinger allegedly created invoices for services to and products for the establishment, making the payments into her own account, and in some instances, her former boyfriend’s.
Bessinger was arrested on 31 March 2025, and has since been released on R20 000. She is expected to appear in court again on 26 March.
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