adminAfter the money was deposited into his account, Karedzera withdrew $5 000 but only spent $100 as he did not know where the money had come from and what to do with it.
Karedzera was reportedly at the reception on 24 November when he received a phone call from Tradepower, one of Redstar’s clients, who wanted Redstar’s banking details so that they could deposit money for the goods they had bought on credit.
It is alleged that Karedzera, instead of giving the employer’s banking details or transferring the call to the accounts department, gave the caller his personal banking details.
Six days later, Tradepower deposited $40 000 into Karedzera’s CABS account and he did not surrender it to the employer. Karedzera was yesterday dragged before Bulawayo magistrate Mrs Sibongile Msipa to answer to a charge of fraud.
He was remanded out of custody on $100 bail.
The State’s case as presented by Mr Malvern Nzombe is that on 24 November, Tradepower wanted to make a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) of $40 000 to Redstar for the goods they had bought on credit. Instead of giving Redstar’s account to Tradepower, he gave his own banking details. The money was transferred into his personal CABS account through National Merchant Bank (NMB) six days later.
Karedzera allegedly checked his account and saw that there was money. He withdrew $5 000 which he kept at his house and spent only $100.
The matter came to light on 6 December when Redstar’s financial department inquired about the money the wholesaler was owed by Tradepower.
The court heard that they were told the money had been paid already.
The company management requested for the RTGS as proof of payment and discovered that the account number was not Redstar’s. The two companies investigated the matter through NMB and discovered the money had been transferred into Karedzera’s account.
He admitted that some money had been deposited into his account and did not know where it had come from. He had withdrawn part of it and $4 900 was recovered from his house while $35 000 was recovered from his bank account.
Karedzera told his superiors that the person who phoned when he was at the reception did not request for the company banking details but simply asked for banking details, which is why he gave his own.
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