Eastern Cape man arrested for allegedly defrauding Sars out of R233K
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Cape Town - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks has arrested an Eastern Cape man for alleged tax fraud against the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
The Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in East London arrested Thembile Mbalo and his company, Themba Cartage and Construction, on the fraud charges on Thursday, Hawks provincial spokeswoman Captain Yolisa Mgolodela said in a statement on Friday.
Mbalo, who is the director of the company, allegedly submitted an input value-added tax return claim to SARS in July 2013, to the value of more than R233 000, which the agency paid out after an assessment.