Three suspects, two companies arrested for fraud appear in Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court
The Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court released the three suspects on bail. They had been arrested along with two companies for fraud and theft.
Ndumiso Humphrey Mfundo Dlozi (37), Sonto Joyce Masuku (46) and Thando Patrick Zwane (36), and two companies, Mangone Trading Enterprise cc and Flicker Construction cc, were arrested by the Mbombela Hawks for fraud, theft and money laundering.
The Mpumalanga Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations’ (Hawks) spokesperson, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, said the charges are fraud and theft, alternatively contravening the provisions of Section 235 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 and contravening Section 6 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998.
Sekgotodi said during April 2018, Dlozi, a director of Mangone Trading Enterprise cc, allegedly claimed tax refunds from SARS, prejudicing it of and causing it an actual loss of R239 875 for the income tax period of 2014. The amount was allegedly paid out into Mangone’s business account. A further potential loss of R1 978 709 for the income tax period 2015 was also recorded.
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She said an amount of R50 000 was then allegedly paid from the company into Flicker Construction’s business account, of which Masuku is the director. A further R50 000 was paid into another beneficiary, Zwane’s personal bank account.
Dlozi was granted R5 000 bail, while Masuku and Zwane were granted R2 000 bail each. The case was postponed to March 19 for additional outstanding accused and beneficiaries. The investigations continue.
