- VAT fraud syndicate members sentenced to a cumulative 205 years behind bars
- Charges include fraud, forgery, uttering, corruption, and money laundering
- Accused operated a VAT fraud syndicate between 2009 and 2015
- Syndicate defrauded Sars by submitting false VAT returns
- Accused claimed over R200m from Sars, with R100m paid out and lost to the fiscus
- Business entities used by the syndicate were dormant and not involved in trading
- Sars received an anonymous tip-off about the suspicious activities
- Accused attempted to bribe a senior Sars official during investigations
Source: timeslive.co.za
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