The Hawks’ Specialised Commercial Crime Unit in Parktown arrested the 10th suspect in an ongoing investigation in a fraud and money-laundering case.
The accused, Sello Athlone Rathete (52) was arrested at his home in Centurion for submitting false tax returns to the South African Reserve Service (Sars) for the period of 2009, 2010 to 2013 and 2014 where the entity suffered a loss of about R90 million.
Rathete and his nine co-accused submitted false tax returns from existing companies which did not accumulate any dividends for the said period to Sars, according to Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu from the Hawks.
The accused made a brief appearance before the Johannesburg Regional Court on 5 September, and the case was postponed for a formal bail application, due to take place soon.
Meanwhile, the Hawks arrested another syndicate in Dube, Soweto, for fraud and money laundering. The duo, Esther Tsotetsi (36) and Clement Mosala (43), allegedly created and submitted a hoax account to Sars for tax returns where the entity suffered a loss of about R570 000 for the period of 2012 to 2014.
Tsotetsi and Mosala appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on 5 September as well, and the case was remanded to 9 September for a formal bail application. “Police are expecting to make more arrests regarding this matter,” explained Mulamu.
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