Benedict, Alexander De St Amatus in court for alleged tax fraud

The depth of the allegations a Sunshine Coast high-flying businessman and his son face has been revealed in court, as the next steps in the father-son duo’s case is revealed in court.

Alexander (left) and Benedict (right) De St Amatus.

The depth of tax fraud allegations a Sunshine Coast businessman and his son face has been revealed in court, as the duo’s lawyers reveal the next steps in their case.

Dr Benedict De St Amatus, 62, and Alexander De St Amatus, 37, are accused of making false claims to the Australian Taxation Office for financial gain through 21 Century Products Pty Ltd - which has since been deregistered.

Dr De St Amatus faces two charges of obtaining a financial advantage by deception, one of attempting to gain financial advantage by deception and ten charges of using a forged document to induce a Commonwealth official.

Mr De St Amatus faces one charge of obtaining financial advantage by deception and one charge of using a forged document to induce a Commonwealth official.

All charges are alleged to have been committed between July 2015 and January 2019. Neither of the men have entered pleas.

Their case was mentioned in the Maroochydore District Court on Wednesday, January 31.

Alexander (left) and Benedict (right) De St Amatus.

Mr De St Amatus appeared in court in person, but Dr De St Amatus did not.

The court was told the lawyers for Dr and Mr De St Amatus had applied for an “expensive case grant” due to more than 2000 documents being part of the brief of evidence.

Emily Dring, who was representing Benedict De St Amatus, said she was in the process of counting the pages of all the documents.

Both matters were adjourned until the March criminal callover in the Maroochydore District Court.

Originally published as Benedict, Alexander De St Amatus in court for alleged tax fraud