Thokozane Sunnyboy Mathebula and his company, Thokothoko Boven 143, were found guilty of fraud, theft and money laundering, and sentenced by the Nelspruit Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday.
According to Hawks’ provincial spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, the sentence followed an investigation that found that from 2015 to 2017 Mathebula, referred to as accused one, submitted fraudulent tax returns to SARS. He was also registered as the sole director and signatory of the company. On the first count, Mathebula was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years on the condition that he not be convicted of fraud during that time.
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