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IOL News
14 hours ago
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Judge recusal pushes Nafiz Modack's tax case to 2026
Alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack Image: File Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack's tax matter is set to start next year. His co-accused won't be happy as they'll now have to wait longer for the ball get rolling thanks to him being tied-up in another case. This comes after Modack successfully got Judge Mark Sher to recuse himself, as the judge had previously dealt with his bail appeal in March 2023 in the case where he stands accused of murdering top cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear. Modack, along with eight others including his mother and brother, are accused of defrauding SARS out of R46 million in a dodgy tax refund scheme. The trial was expected to start yesterday, but thanks to the recusal, the court heard there was not enough time to appoint a new judge, so the matter was shifted to January 2026. Despite the delay, Modack still needs time to prepare and has asked for an electronic device to go through all the court documents behind bars. Meanwhile, the court heard that bogus accountant and co-accused Faried van der Schyff had been given a device to prepare for the trial, but it was taken back after he was sentenced to three years direct imprisonment in another tax fraud case, which was heard at the Cape Town Regional Court. The court also heard that while the Kinnear murder trial takes a break later this year, Modack will have two months to get his ducks in a row for the tax matter. Get your news on the go, click here to join the Cape Argus News WhatsApp channel. Cape Argus
IOL News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Modack tax fraud trial delayed as judge recuses himself
Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has scored a small victory in his tax fraud case after the judge agreed to step aside. Judge Mark Sher has recused himself from the R46 million SARS fraud trial just weeks before it was due to start. As a result, Modack and his co-accused will have to wait even longer to have their day in court. Modack's lawyer, Advocate Bash Sibda told the court last month his client wouldn't get a fair trial if Sher stayed on the case after he presided over Modack's bail appeal in March 2023, in the case where he stands accused of murdering cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear.
IOL News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Modack tax fraud trial delayed as judge recuses himself
Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has scored a small victory in his tax fraud case after the judge agreed to step aside. Judge Mark Sher has recused himself from the R46 million SARS fraud trial just weeks before it was due to start. As a result, Modack and his co-accused will have to wait even longer to have their day in court. Modack's lawyer, Advocate Bash Sibda told the court last month his client wouldn't get a fair trial if Sher stayed on the case after he presided over Modack's bail appeal in March 2023, in the case where he stands accused of murdering cop Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear.
Eyewitness News
21-06-2025
- Eyewitness News
Bogus tax practitioner gets 3 years behind bars for defrauding SARS out of R60k
JOHANNESBURG - A bogus tax practitioner linked to alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack will spend three years behind bars for defrauding the South African Revenue Service (SARS) out of R60,000. Faried van der Schyff, who is also a co-accused in Modack's organised crime trial, was sentenced in the Cape Town Regional Court on Friday. It's understood that the 59-year-old posed as a registered tax consultant and illegally submitted documents to SARS, deceiving clients and pocketing the money. He was convicted on five charges, including income tax fraud, violations of the Tax Administration Act, and contravention of the Correctional Services Act. Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said, 'It was reported that van der Schyff committed fraud from 2016 to 2019 by operating illegally as a tax practitioner, without being registered with the South African Revenue Service.' Van der Schyff remains a co-accused in the Western Cape High Court trial involving Modack and 14 others, a case with nearly 3,000 charges, including murder, extortion and racketeering.
IOL News
20-06-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Nafiz Modack seeks judge's recusal in tax fraud trial
Nafiz Modack, right, with his counsel, Advocate Bash Sibda. Modack is accused, along with others, of defrauding the South African Revenue Service of R146 million. The State alleges that a host of businesses and trusts registered by the 'Modack Family Business' were set up merely to claim tax returns. Alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack is pushing for the recusal of a judge who is expected to preside over his 'Tax Matter' trial. This, after the judge had already dealt with a previous bail appeal in the Western Cape High Court. Advocate Bash Sibda, representing Modack in the trial following his arrest by the Hawks in 2020 on charges of defrauding the South African Revenue Service (SARS) out of R46 million with other co-accused, told the court yesterday that in order for his client to have a fair trial, Judge Mark Sher would need to step down from the matter.
