Durban conwoman`s crowdfunding gamble backfires
(World News South Africa)

Durban - Admitted fraudster Cindy Saunders took a gamble this week on getting some cash through crowdfunding â€` but she lost after angry ex-clients had her campaigns shut down. In a bizarre twist in the container con case, Cindy Saunders, who pleaded guilty to 45 counts of fraud in the Durban Magistrate`s Court last month, appealed on crowdfunding sites this week to raise funds to help her deal with her `gambling addiction`. Her next court appearance is on April 30 for pre-sentencing reports. In the court case, Saunders faced more than 140 charges including fraud, corruption, forgery, theft and money laundering for defrauding her previous employer, a Durban shipping company, out of millions...