@iolnews: Evidence leaders highlighted that the 2014 Mazzotti affidavit moved beyond tax non-compliance into fraud and corruption—including admissions of acquiring tobacco unlawfully (two tons per week over time) and paying R800,000 in cash to a legal advisor who claimed to influence senior SARS officials (Johann van Loggerenberg and Ivan Pillay). Mazzotti admitted: "We were naive to believe that he could influence Van Loggerenberg and Pillay to favor our company." The affidavit was signed on 6 May 2014. #MadlangaCommission

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