Seventh suspect nabbed by the Hawks for fraud
The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Mpumalanga have arrested Cynthia Zanele Maluleke (41) on charges of fraud and theft, or alternatively contravening the provisions of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011.
Maluleke was arrested on, May 21 and has already appeared in the Nelspruit Commercial Crime Court where she was granted bail of R3 000.
According to the Hawks, Maluleke allegedly received an undue payment deposited into her personal bank account from SARS, prejudicing the state by a total loss of R992 150,93.
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The money was allegedly paid to her after she was added as a beneficiary by the sole director of a company called Mpelani Construction. She is now the seventh suspect from the syndicate group that allegedly defrauded SARS.
The case was postponed to July 13 and on her next court appearance she will be joined by six other suspects, who are alleged to have been part of the syndicate, were already arrested on similar charges and are also out on bail.
