'Fraudsters' netted in SARS sting

09 October 2015 - 02:08
By Shaun Smillie

In a boardroom at the SARS head office in Pretoria eight impatient company directors, accompanied by bodyguards, demanded a R250-million payout from the taxman. They didn't realise they were the targets of a sting.The company they allegedly owned is understood to be the SA Community Government Union, which five years ago was accused of hijacking a mine.

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