ESKOM LINKED R17M TAX FRAUD ACCUSED JACQUELINE LEGOABE ARRESTED
The Investigating Directorate (ID) working with SARS yesterday arrested Jaqueline Legoabe for
fraud and contravention of the Tax Administration Act, for personal and company tax of over
R17 million.
Legoabe, director of Titan E Services (Pty) Ltd, was in the docket for defrauding the South African
Revenue Service (SARS) of more than R17,7 million in tax evasion between 2015 and 2020. She
faces 30 counts of fraud for allegedly failing to declare and misrepresenting some of her income
tax returns and that of Titan E Services (Pty) Ltd. She further faces alternative counts of
contravening sections 235 (1) (a) and (d) of the Tax Administration Act no 28 of 2011.
The accused was legally obligated and compelled to submit an annual tax return for the periods
stipulated as published in the Government Gazette. Legoabe was released on R10 000 bail
yesterday after she appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. She was
arrested through arrangement and processed at the Brooklyn police station.
The ID and SARS are dealing with the matter because the fraud alleged stems from proceeds
that are derived from alleged Eskom looting.
The matter returns to court on 28 March 2023.
Issued by:
Sindisiwe Seboka Investigating Directorate Nation
