Burger sold more than 39 000 in Steinhoff shares, while Du Toit was allegedly the only one that did not trade his shares in Steinhoff. In a statement, the Hawks said that these tip-offs were sent before the share price dropped following the 2017 news of the fraud of €6.5 billion (R134 billion) which was initially explained as an accounting error. The theft also cost the Public Investment Corporation close to R21bn in investments.