Two more arrested in Mbombela for R1.8m fraud
The total number of people accused in the fraud case now stands at six. All of them will appear in court on October 4.
The Mbombela-based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit have arrested another two people in connection with a money laundering case in which four other people had been arrested in July.
In a statement by the Mpumalanga Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s (Hawks) spokesperson, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, she said Nkosana Francis Zwane (35) and Lucky Nhlanhla Zwane (47) appeared in the Nelspruit Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday September 6, following their recent arrest.
They were charged with money laundering in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
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“The duo allegedly received the proceeds of a crime, after R100 000 and R25 000 were deposited into their bank accounts respectively by the owners of a company that allegedly defrauded SARS,” said Sekgotodi.
She said the pair appeared along with the other four accused, Emmanuel Xolani (39), Phindile Ngwenya (39), Charmaine Kalogwile (36) and Clifford Phill Kalogwile (29), who had been arrested in July and released on R5 000 bail each.
“It is alleged that in July 2018, the accused submitted fraudulent documents to SARS on behalf of their two companies, Maestro Arts and Priscino Trading Enterprise, involving an estimated amount of R1.8m.
“The matter was reported to the Hawks for investigation and the accused were linked to the case. They were charged with contravention of Tax Administration Act, Value Added Tax Act 89/ 1991, Prevention of Organised Crime Act and money laundering.”
The case against the six accused was postponed to October 4 for further investigation.
