Three businessmen were found guilty on Monday by the Bloemfontein Magistrate for defrauding the South African Revenue Services (SARS).
Sekhukhune Mokoena (46), Mohapi Lekoro (44) and Louis Harmse (43) pleaded guilty on 21 counts of fraud and two counts for failure to return income tax returns.
Between 2009 and 2012 Temoso Trading 135 CC was granted several tenders by the Bloemfontein Municipality but failed to submit tax returns as required. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Investigation team were tasked to investigate the fraud.
Temoso Trading 135 CC was sentenced to R200 000 fine totally suspended for 5 years, Mokoena was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment totally suspended for 5 years and was ordered to repay R648 168-22 to SARS.
Lekoro was also sentenced to 8 years imprisonment totally suspended for 5 years but must pay back R648 168-22 to SARS whilst Harmse got 8 years imprisonment totally suspended for 5 years.
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