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Tendai Rupapa Harare Bureau
POLICE are keen to question Spirit Embassy founder, Prophet Uebert Angel Mudzanire, on allegations that he defrauded a Harare man of his vehicle, a Bentley worth $300,000.Angel is said to have connived with his brother Benjamin and Anderson Tagara to defraud Ndabazinengi Shava, the director of Faith Age Holdings Zimbabwe.
This emerged as Tagara, 35, appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday charged with two counts of fraud.
Prosecutors say Angel, who now lives in the United Kingdom, is the main perpetrator of the alleged swindle.
Benjamin is also said to have avoided arrest, his whereabouts unknown.
Tagara was remanded to February 17 for trial on $200 bail.
Editor Mavuto of the Prosecutor General’s office appeared for the State, while Tapiwa Makanza is defending.
Mavuto said sometime in February 2012, Shava decided to import a motor vehicle, a Bentley, from the United Kingdom.
He contracted his long-time friend, Tagara, to purchase the vehicle on his behalf and the two entered into a verbal agreement, the court heard.
During the same year in March, the State alleged that Shava gave Tagara $240,000 through Centrust Pvt Ltd, a company run by Willard Kafalimani.
Tagara, it is alleged, collected the money from Kafalimani and imported the said vehicle which he registered in his name. He later handed over the vehicle and the registration documents to Shava, the court heard.
Sometime in 2013, Shava, the State further alleged, lost his vehicle to Prophet Uebert Angel through fraudulent means.
Between May and October 2013, Tagara acting in common purpose with the man of cloth signed a fake agreement of sale to the effect that Benjamin had bought the said vehicle from Tagara for $76,000.
Benjamin is said to have taken the fake documents to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, the police and the Central Vehicle Registry and acting on the misrepresentation, the Central Vehicle Registry registered the motor vehicle in Uebert Angel’s name.
On December 16 last year, police — acting on a complaint by Shava — recovered the fake agreement of sale.
Prosecutors say Shava suffered a total prejudice of $300,000.
Online Reporter