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Court Reporter
A Chitungwiza man allegedly connived with his uncle to swindle the University of Zimbabwe of more than US$65 000 in bogus salary transfers.
Lovemore Munhenga (38) was not formally charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma who remanded him to September 6, on US$200 bail.
As part of his bail conditions, Munhenga was ordered not to interfere with State witnesses, report to the police and surrender his travel documents.
Prosecutor Mr Tungamirai Chakurira alleges that sometime in September 2009, Munhenga connived with his uncle, Gumusai Jani, who was employed as an accounts clerk at the institution to deposit undue salaries into his CABS and CBZ bank accounts.
Between September last year and July this year, Jani used his password to gain access into the university’s payroll system and dispatched US$65 132,92 into Cabs and CBZ bank account numbers 901418636 and 09122464180010, the court heard.
The payments were purportedly salaries of full-time employees Arnold Mhunga and Tinashe Nyathi, whose contracts expired in February 2009, it is alleged.
It is also alleged that after depositing the salaries, Jani would inform Munhenga, who would withdraw the money from the bank accounts.
The court was told the duo would share the money.
Mr Chakurira said UZ suffered a financial prejudice of US$65 132, 92 and nothing was recovered.
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