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false statement pertaining to his directorship.
He was not asked to plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma who remanded him in custody to today for bail application.
Prosecutor Mr David Magwegwe alleges that between February 2002 and February 2005, John illegally mined gold claims of a company called KCGM after he assumed ownership of the company.
He allegedly prepared a non-tribute agreement, which was between a company called Homestake Mining and Technical services and Kwekwe Consolidated Gold Mines (Private) Limited.
Using the non-tribute agreement, John allegedly signed the agreement as the Guarantor and owner of KCGM. He allegedly wrote a letter to KCGM workers advising them that he was the new managing director of Homestake Mining and Technical services.
It is alleged that since then he has been giving tributes and special grants to different people and companies, receiving royalties without mining rights from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development.
He was declared a prohibited immigrant in May 2009 after he was convicted for illegally representing KCGM or Homestake and was fined US$400, says the State.
After his deportation to Australia, John allegedly later declared himself a Zimbabwean citizen after he acquired a local identity card and a driver’s licence.
He allegedly entered into tribute agreements with some companies to which he received $437, 479.
According to State papers, John allegedly wrote a letter to Julie-Anne Brandt in May 2003, on which he signed as the director of KCGM after filing a forged CR14.
Police investigations led to his arrest.
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