The home of alleged crime high-flyer Quinton “Mr Big” Marinus went under the hammer, after a sequestration application by Sars.
|||Cape Town - The Plattekloof home of alleged crime high-flyer Quinton “Mr Big” Marinus went under the hammer on Thursday, after a successful application by Sars early last year for Marinus’s sequestration.
Marinus owes Sars more than R2 million.
The alleged syndicate kingpin has always been at the centre of controversy, appearing in court on multiple charges of murder, robbery, and abalone poaching – of which he was later acquitted.
Despite the owner’s unusual background, auctioneer Casper Rossouw, of GoIndustry DoveBid, assured the 25 people who turned up for the auction that the house would be a safe buy.
When one asked who it had belonged to, he said there would be no aggressive backlash from the previous owner.
The house covers most of the 1 035 square metre property on Tecoma Crescent, an upmarket area in Plattekloof. It has three bedrooms, a courtyard, swimming pool, steam room and a “man cave” with a bar.
The bidding was brisk, opening at R1.5m and ending five minutes later at R1.7m. The house had been valued at about R2m.
The winning bidder, who looked pleased with his purchase, refused to give his name or to comment on his purchase.
The auction follows a successful application by Sars early last year for Marinus’s sequestration.
Marinus, his wife Davidene and his brother Lionel owe the tax collector over R6m in unpaid taxes.
Previous attempts to recoup unpaid taxes from them have included the seizure of Davidene and Lionels’ movable assets including flat screen TVs, furniture and a luxury Jaguar S-Type. But the sale of these items raised less than R100 000 on auction.
kieran.legg@inl.co.za
Cape Argus
* If you use Gmail to read IOL's newsletters, note that Google is rolling out a new tabbed inbox that filters your mail into 5 separate tabs - Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums. IOL emails will probably be sent to the “Promotions” tab instead of the “Primary” tab. If you don't want it that way, drag the newsletter from the Promotions tab to the Primary tab. An alert will pop up. Click “yes” and your newsletters will continue to go to your Primary inbox.