Andre Claude De Diguela, 54, was convicted in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court after entering into a plea and sentence agreement with the State.

A Gabonese national has been sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted of defrauding SARS of R67 million through fraudulent VAT refund claims and money…

Andre Claude De Diguela, 54, was convicted in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court after entering into a plea and sentence agreement with the State.

A 12-year VAT fraud scheme has ended in a lengthy prison sentence as SARS intensifies efforts to prevent billions of rand in impermissible refunds.