Cape Town – An 82-year-old attorney has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted on 290 charges linked to the theft of R39 million from a client trust fund.
Solomon Slom was sentenced by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 145 counts of theft and 145 counts of money laundering.
According to the Hawks, the case was registered at Rosebank Police Station in February 2024 before being assigned to the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit in Johannesburg.
At the time of the offences, Slom was an attorney at Fluxman Attorneys and had been entrusted with administering a client’s account containing approximately R45 million.
An internal audit conducted by his business partner uncovered that Slom had allegedly stolen R39 million through more than 140 transactions between January 2019 and January 2024. The funds were transferred into his personal bank accounts.
Following the discovery of the misappropriation, Slom resigned from the law firm with immediate effect.
He handed himself over to authorities on 26 August 2024 and was arrested before being granted bail of R50,000 on the same day.
Slom was convicted on 5 June 2026. On 8 July 2026, the court sentenced him to 10 years’ direct imprisonment on the 145 counts of theft and a further 10 years’ direct imprisonment on the 145 counts of money laundering.
In terms of Section 280 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, the court ordered that the sentence for the money laundering convictions run concurrently with the sentence for theft.
As a result, Slom will serve an effective sentence of 10 years’ direct imprisonment.
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Compiled by Glaan Sibuyi
