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Harare businessman Neville Mutsvangwa and his two accomplices who are facing three criminal charges of illegal foreign currency dealings returned to court today.
Their matter was deferred to September 30.
Mutsvangwa is also facing a fourth charge of possessing a Starlink internet router without a licence
In the first three counts, Mutsvangawa is jointly charged with Simbarashe Tichingana and Elis Majachani for contravening the Exchange Control Act.
On the fourth charge, Mutsvangwa is accused of breaching the Telecommunications Act after he was found in possession of a Starlink internet router without having a licence.
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On the charges under the Exchange Control Act, police investigations found that Mumba Money Transfer, an unregistered company owned and founded by Mutsvangwa, was offering services as a money transfer agent at its offices in Harare’s central business district and in Mt Pleasant.
It was alleged that detectives visited Mutsvangwa at his Mt Pleasant home where he reportedly refused to let them in.
His accomplice Tichingana came to the house and pretended to be a neighbour.
When his phone was searched, it showed that it contained some transactions under Mumba Money, leading to his arrest.
The other team of detectives visited the Mumba Money Transfer Office in town where Majachani was serving clients.
Police recovered US$3 890, some computers, a register of the transactions and Visa cards, among other things.
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