THE Hawks in East London arrested a 38-year-old former operational manager at South African Revenue Services (SARS) for fraud and contravening the Tax Administration Act on Friday, 14 April.
On the same day of his arrest, the alleged fraudster appeared before the East London Magistrate’s Court and was released on R10 000 bail.
According to Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, in 2020, the accused allegedly registered two companies.
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“He allegedly unlawfully and intentionally submitted false Tax returns on both companies and with intention to evade tax so as to obtain an undue Value Added Tax (VAT) refund with the total prejudice of more than R2 million,” Mgolodela said.
She said the accused orchestrated the act with another 38-year-old suspect whom he allegedly made the director of the two companies.
His accomplice was arrested by the Hawks in August and is out on R5 000 bail.
“He is presently attending court in East London for trial,” Mgolodela added.
Mgolodela said the matter against the former SARS operational manager was remanded for copies of the docket.
He will return to court on 30 May.
