Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
A 30-year-old man who was employed as an accountant at a local private hospital has been jailed 12 years for defrauding his employer of more than US$123 700, ZW$15 362 415 and ZIG 95 409.
Tonderai Shayimana was recently arrested and convicted of contravening Section 8 (1) (a) of the Money Laundering Act and Fraud as defined in Section 136 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9;23.
He had bought a car and a house, which have since been forfeited to the clinic
In a statement, Criminal Investigations Department spokesperson Detective Inspector Rachel Muteweri confirmed.
“Circumstances are that the complainant, a local Private Clinic, entered into several contracts with different Medical Aid Societies. Under these agreements, the
clinic would provide medical health services to clients of these Medical Aid
Societies and in turn, get payment for the services rendered. In a gross abuse of his position, the accused person created fictitious bank accounts and directed the Medical Aid Societies to redirect their payments into the supplied bank accounts,” she said.
“Upon noticing discrepancies in revenue inflows, the management made checks and balances, which ultimately revealed the fraudulent activities perpetrated by the accused person. A police report was filed leading to the arrest of the accused
person.”
She said further investigations revealed that Shayimana, using the proceeds of crime, bought and developed a stand in Budiriro, Harare and also acquired a Nissan NV200.
“The clinic suffered a total prejudice of ZW$15 362 415-00, ZIG 95 409-74 and USD $123 739-97,” she said.
“The accused person appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gafa on August 15, 2025, and was convicted and sentenced to nine years imprisonment for fraud and an additional three years imprisonment for money laundering charges. The motor vehicle and the house were forfeited to the
Clinic.”
