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He was sentenced to 10 years\u2019 direct imprisonment, of which five years were suspended for a period of five years, effectively compelling him to serve five years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was further ordered to reimburse an amount of R300 000 to Transnet, which he received as gratification. His company was sentenced to a fine of R500 000, which was suspended on the condition that it does not commit a similar offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-complex-fraud-scheme\">Complex fraud scheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame explained that the conviction stems from 81 offences committed by Bhikhu and his company during the period 2012 and 2015, valued at approximately R66 million, which represented a significant loss to Transnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe accused opened accounts at various banks and forex entities, on behalf of Homix, where at the time he was the sole director,\u201d Mamothame said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPayments stemming from Transnet were then paid into these accounts and dispersed to various other persons and entities by making use of fraudulent paperwork to execute fraudulent imports and exports.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the process, the South African Revenue Service (SARS), South African Reserve Bank (SARB), and various private entities and banks were defrauded to allow the export of currency, which was proved to be illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-six-years-on-the-run\">Six years on the run<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused was informed of the matter against him in about 2017, but then evaded arrest for six years until he was apprehended on the border whilst trying to enter Botswana. 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