Former Attorney Jailed for 10 Years After Stealing R39 Million From Trust Fund.
Former attorney Solomon Slom, 82, has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted on 145 counts of theft and 145 counts of money laundering linked to the theft of millions of rand from a client trust account.
According to the Hawks, the case was registered at Rosebank Police Station in February 2024 and was subsequently assigned to the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit in Johannesburg.
Slom, who was attached to Fluxman Attorneys, had been entrusted with administering a client account containing approximately R45 million. However, an internal audit conducted by his business partner uncovered extensive financial irregularities.
The Hawks said the audit revealed that Slom had stolen R39 million through more than 140 transactions between January 2019 and January 2024.
