Port Elizabeth woman’s R3.5m tax fraud trial to continue in November
Defence still needs to study statement of state witness, court told
A Port Elizabeth woman accused of cooking the books and seriously underreporting her revenue to the taxman — so she could allegedly pocket about R3.5m — was left in the lurch on Thursday when her attorney failed to appear in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court.
Tanya-Lee Schnetler, 51, who pleaded not guilty to 17 charges, including two of fraud and 15 others linked to contravening tax-related acts, after her arrest in March 2016, hobbled into the courtroom with a crutch and sporting a “moon boot” on her left foot...
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