The matter was postponed after the defence requested a paginated docket from the State after the final indictment was provided to them in court on November 2.
The charges against Smith as per the final indictment include tax fraud, money laundering, corruption and breach of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
The charges now include tax fraud, money laundering, corruption and breach of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
WATCH: Sindisiwe Twala, spokesperson for the Investigative Directorate
The tax fraud charges stem from Smith and Euroblitz’s failure to disclose taxable income from March 9, 2009, and July 11, 2018, totalling R28- million.
Smith stands accused in his personal capacity as well as representative capacity for his company Euroblitz 48 Pty Ltd.
He is charged with corruption for the gratifications he received from BOSASA in the form of security upgrades to his Gauteng home. He further faces corruption charges by accepting gratifications from Waterfall Golf Estate (Pty) Ltd and CLIDET 69 (PTY) LTD.
He also faces charges for accepting cash transferred into his personal bank account and his company from BOSASA and other people unknown to the state.
In addition, he faces fraud charges for failing to disclose to parliaments Register of Members’ Interest of the gratifications, cash deposits and money that was paid to him by Waterfall Golf Estate (Pty) Ltd and CLIDET 69 (PTY) LTD.
