Tax fraud
EC couple appears in court for tax fraud worth R2.6m
It is alleged between May and October 2010, Eunice and Mongezi Mayizole posed as South African Revenue Service (Sars) employees.
Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said Sars has been working with law enforcement agencies to tackle crime and corruption.
An official said Spanish public prosecutors must decide whether they will act on the tax office's suspicions and file a lawsuit against Diego Costa.
Saraspathie Vallee pleaded guilty to VAT fraud and contravening of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act late last week in a Durban court.
Prosecutors filed charges in December claiming Shakira had failed to pay tax on income earned between 2012 and 2014, while she lived in the region.
The 56-year-old is accused of committing tax fraud in 2011 and 2012 when he coached Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo was awarded the Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of Merit in 2016, when the national team won the European Championship.
In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo denied the accusation that he knowingly used a business structure created to allegedly hide income his image rights generated in Spain between 2011 and 2014.
Businesswomen and media personality Bonang Matheba made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for alleged tax evasion. The case has been postponed to 14 November.
Matheba made a brief appearance in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for outstanding taxes between 2007 and 2017.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of tax fraud.
Moegamat Shafiek Khan allegedly underdeclared his income between 2008 and 2011.
Lionel Messi and his father were found guilty by a Catalan court last year of three counts of tax fraud to the tune of €4.1 million.
Spanish prosecutors said they had filed a claim against the Manchester United manager on two counts of tax fraud during his Real Madrid stint.
The Spanish prosecutor claims the Real Madrid forward had knowingly used a business structure to allegedly hide his image rights income in Spain between 2011 and 2014.
Spanish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the player accusing him of defrauding tax authorities of €14.7 million.
The revenue service says it’s concerned by the rate at which scammers attempt to defraud tax payers.
Johan van Staden defrauded Sars of R250m by submitting fraudulent tax claims through a fishing company.
Van Staden was found guilty on more than 40 charges for defrauding Sars of R250 million.