Brothers sentenced for defrauding SARS over R1,5 million
They were each were each sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment.
June Maphanga (46) and Godfrey Maphanga (45) were found guilty and sentenced by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Tuesday 18 February 2020 for fraud, money laundering, forgery and uttering.
In May 2009, the Maphanga brothers who were owning a construction company then, defrauded the South African Revenue Services (SARS) by submitting false tax returns to the total amount of R1 548 119,19.
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The matter was reported to the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in 2009 and the suspects were arrested and charged on 33 counts of fraud and money laundering amongst others.
They were each were each sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment.
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