Haimbili’s husband charged as accomplice

LEANDREA LOUW WALVIS BAYThe husband of an accountant who allegedly defrauded a local company of N$11 million by doctoring invoices is now also implicated in the matter.Beauty Haimbili first appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court on 4 February on 18 counts of fraud, alternatively theft, as well as 18 counts of money laundering, forgery and uttering.The crimes were allegedly committed between 2016 and 2020 while she was employed as an accountant at Lewcor. She stands accused of embezzling funds from her employer by presenting her own bank account for payments. The alternative charge Haimbili faces is theft by false pretenses.The accused’s husband, Jalmari Haimbili, appeared before magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis on Wednesday and was granted bail of N$60 000.State prosecutor Maggy Shiyagaya said he joins his wife in terms of Section 157 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Act.Shiyagaya told the court investigations into the matter are not complete yet.“The State, therefore, requests that the matter be remanded to 8 April for further investigations.”Beauty was released on bail of N$60 000 on 1 March.Ray Rukoro from ENS Africa Namibia is representing the couple. Stole fundsAccording to deputy commissioner Erastus Ikuyu, Haimbili allegedly stole funds intended for Lewcor by requesting that payments from service providers be paid into her personal accounts and that of a cleaning service owned by her instead of into the company account.Lewcor’s head office is in Okahandja.“The suspect further submitted invoices and quotations to clients, especially in Erongo, with her personal and business account numbers for them to pay the money into. As a result, an amount of N$11 million was paid into her accounts.”leandrea@republikein.com.na

Haimbili’s husband charged as accomplice

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Namibian Sun 2025-06-18

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