Online Reporter
Zvikomborero Parafini
IT never rains but pours for convicted fraudster Mavis Java Madzivanzira.
She was back in court yesterday, facing fresh theft of trust property charges.
This comes just a day after she was convicted for fraud involving US$120,000 on Tuesday.
She was convicted together with her accomplice, Pauline Gutsa.
She is expected in court today for her pre-sentence hearing and subsequent sentence.
In her latest brush with the law, Mavis is accused of violating a trust agreement between herself and a car rental company, in which she allegedly sold a car that she had rented out.
The complainant is Palm Car Rental, which is being represented by Machel Chipara, its director.
Prosecutor Dzidzai Josiah alleged that on July 23 last year, Mavis hired a Honda Vezel, registration number AGW 8155, from Chipara.
They agreed that Mavis was to pay US$60 per day.
Mavis allegedly stopped making payments for the car in January this year.
Chipara made follow-ups on his payments from Mavis’ daughter who then advised him that her mother had been remanded in custody and was at Chikurubi Female Prison after her bail was revoked amid the fraud trial.
Further enquiries were made by Chipara and she found out that her car was with Billy Chigwaza, a car dealer.
Chipara then filed a police report at Highlands and investigations revealed that Mavis handed over the car to Chigwaza as collateral for a loan from him.
Chigwaza then sold the car to Itai Gonyora of Mutare after Mavis failed to service the loan.
The car was recovered in Mutare on Thursday last week.
Bongani Ndlovu