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Media Release: Former SARS employee gets 12 years custodial sentence

Media Release: Former SARS employee gets 12 years custodial sentence

25 January 2022 – A former employee of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Bilal Shaik has received a 12-year custodial sentence for fraud, forgery, uttering and money laundering, amounting to R6-million.

Shaik was sentenced for facilitating fraudulent VAT refunds to three companies. However, the money eventually ended in the bank account of Shaik who used the proceeds for personal gain.

See the full media statement here.

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