DOCUMENTS

What Oupa Magashula, Ivan Pillay & Pravin Gordhan are charged with

NPA says accused are guilty of crime of fraud, relating to early retirement of Pillay and his subsequent re-employment on contract

ANNEXURE "A"   Case no:  /2016

THE STATE

VERSUS

ACCUSED 1: OUPA MAGASHULA

ACCUSED 2: IVAN PILLAY

ACCUSED 3: PRAVIN GORDHAN

COUNT 1

THAT the accused are guilty of the crime of FRAUD read with sections 1, 103, 250, 256 and 257 of Act 51 of 1977 and further read with section 51(2) of Act 105 of 1997.

IN THAT upon or about 18 October 2010 and at or near PRETORIA in the Regional Division of Gauteng the accused, did unlawfully, falsely and with the intent to defraud give out and pretend to Nie Coetzee and/or Susan Visser and/or Khethang Mokoena and/or the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and/or the National Treasury that SARS was liable to pay a sum of One Million one hundred and forty one thousand one hundred and seventy eight rands and eleven cents R1 141 178.11 to the Government Employees Pension Fund on behalf of Ivan Pillay which amount was a penalty payable by Pillay to the Government Employees Pension Fund for taking early retirement for his own personal reasons, by requesting, recommending and approving that SARS should pay the said amount through a memorandum dated 18 October 2010,

AND did there and then and by means of the said false pretences induce Nie Coetzee and/or Susanna Visser and/or Khethang Mokoena and/or the South African Revenue Services or the National Treasury to their/its actual prejudice to pay the sum of One Million one hundred and forty one thousand one hundred and seventy eight rands and eleven cents R 1 141 178.11 to the Government Employees Pension Fund on behalf of Ivan Pillay;

WHEREAS when the accused so gave out and pretended they well knew that in truth the South African Revenue Service (SARS) was not liable to pay the amount of One Million one hundred and forty one thousand one hundred and seventy eight rands and eleven cents R1 141 178.11 to the Government Employees Pension Fund on behalf of Ivan Pillay thereby committing fraud.

ANNEXURE "B"   Case no:  /2016

THE STATE

VERSUS

ACCUSED 1: OUPA MAGASHULA

ACCUSED 2: IVAN PILLAY

ACCUSED 3: PRAVIN GORDHAN

Alternative to count 1

That the accused are guilty of Theft read with sections 1, 92(2), 250, 256 and 257 of Act 51 of 1977, further read with sections 51(2) of Act 105 of 1997

IN THAT upon or about 181 October 2010 and at or near Pretoria in the Regional Division of Gauteng, the accused did unlawfully and intentionally steal an amount of One Million one hundred and forty one thousand one hundred and seventy eight rands and eleven cents R1 14 1 178.11, the property or in the lawful possession of Nie Coetzee and/or Susanna Visser and/or Khethang Mokoena and/or the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

ANNEXURE "C"

THE STATE

VERSUS

ACCUSED 1 OUPA MAGASHULA

ACCUSED 2 IVAN PILLAY

COUNT 2

THAT the accused are guilty of contravention of Section 86 read with section 1, 38, 39 and 45 of the Public Finance Management Act , Act 1 of 1999 and further read with Sections 1, 92(2), 250, 256 and 257 of Act 51 of 1977

IN THAT upon or about the date and place mentioned in count 1, accused 1 whilst being an Accounting officer for The South African Revenue Services (SARS), acting in concurrence with accused 2 and 3 wilfully and in a grossly negligent way, caused SARS to incur or failed to prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful and unauthorised expend iture and thereby contravening the said sections of the Act.

ANNEXURE "D"   Case no:  /2016

THE STATE

VERSUS

ACCUSED 1 OUPA MAGASHULA

ACCUSED 2 IVAN PILLAY

Count 3

THAT the accused are guilty of the crime of FRAUD read with sections 1, 103, 250, 256 and 257 of Act 51 of 1977 and further read with section 51(2) of Act 105 of 1997.

IN THAT upon or about ih February 2011 and at or near PRETORIA in the Regional Division of Gauteng the accused, did unlawfully, falsely and with the intent to defraud give out and pretend to Chrisna Susanna Visser and/or Human Resources of SARS and/or SARS that SARS was authorised to enter into an employment contract with Mr Visvanathan Pillay for a period of five (5) years commencing on 1 January 2011 and terminating on 31 December 2015;

AND did there and then by means of the said false pretences induce Chrisna Susanna Visser and of Human Resources of SARS and/or SARS to her /its prejudice to a remuneration package for a period of five (5) years instead of a remuneration package of three (3) years

WHEREAS when the accused so gave out and pretended, they well knew that in truth the South African Revenue Service (SARS) was only authorised to conclude a three (3) year contract with effect from 1 August 2010 with Mr Visvanathan Pillay and thereby committing fraud

ANNEXURE "E"   Case no:  /2016

THE STATE

VERSUS

ACCUSED 2: IVAN PILLAY

ACCUSED 3: PRAVIN GORDHAN

Count 4

THAT the accused are guilty of the crime of FRAUD read with sections 1, 103, 250, 256 and 257 of Act 51 of 1977 and further read with section 51(2) of Act 105 of 1997.

IN THAT upon or about 1st April 2014 and at or near PRETORIA in the Regional Division of Gauteng the accused, did unlawfully, falsely and with the intent to defraud give out and pretend to Chrisna Susanna Visser and/or Human Resources of SARS and/or SARS that SARS was authorised to enter into an employment contract with Mr Visvananthan Pillay as Deputy Commissioner for a period of four (4) years commencing on 1 April 2014 and terminating on 31 December 2018;

AND did there and then by means of the said false pretences induce Chrisna Susanna Visser and of Human Resources of SARS and/or SARS to her /its prejudice to an annual remuneration package of One million nine Hundred and eighty nine thousands five Hundred and eighty nine rands and fifty two cents for a period of four (4) years when there was no approved internal memo or letter authorising same.

WHEREAS when the accused so gave out and pretended, they well knew that in truth the South African Revenue Service (SARS) was under no obligation to enter into a new employment contract or extend the employment contract entered into on 7 February 2011with Mr Visvanathan Pillay as it still had a period of a year to run to conclusion and thereby committing fraud.

Source: M&G – filetype PDF