Tapiwa Zawanda(45) yesterday appeared before Harare
regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa charged with fraud and money
laundering. He was remanded in custody pending his bail application.
The complainant in the matter is Northern Explosives
Company, which supplies explosives material and electrical goods. It is being
represented by its director Mr Newton King.
Prosecuting, Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti alleged that between 6
June and 8 June this year, Zawanda acting in connivance with his accomplice
“Cliff”, who is still at large, decided to hack Northern Explosives nostro bank
account.
On June 6 and without obtaining prior authority to access
the data computer program or computer system of Northern company corporate
mandate as initiators and authorisers, Zawanda initiated a set of bank
transfers totalling US$ 102 024 to other bank accounts, some of which are yet
to be identified but one of his which was his own First Capital Bank account,
to which he sent US$50 000.
The court heard that then Zawanda transferred a total of
US$40 000 from his First Capital account to Strauss Logistics nostro Ecobank
account, at the instance of Lisa Maria Mutuke.
Zawanda then collected the equivalent amount in cash from
Mutuke, and thereafter shared they proceeds amongst themselves, including funds
transferred to other bank accounts.
Consequently, the company lost US$102 024 and only US$40
000 was recovered. Herald
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