A former employee of GetBucks Microfinance Bank Limited, Gillian Nyengere, who was among four individuals charged with creating fictitious accounts to defraud the financial institution of nearly US$4 million, has been acquitted by the courts.
Nyengere, who served as the regional sales manager, was cleared of fraud charges by a Harare regional magistrate due to the State’s failure to substantiate its case against her. The acquittal came following a full trial, with the verdict delivered in November of the preceding year.
The other three individuals implicated in the case were Mozisi Machesu (exchange control manager), Tafadzwa Sandi (international banking and exchange control officer), and Kuzivakwashe Mudzingwa (international banking and exchange control officer). All four individuals held the authority to access the bank system known as BR.Net.
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Nyengere’s exoneration occurred at the conclusion of the State’s presentation of evidence.
In another story, A 34-year-old Zimbabwean man received a severe sentence from the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, being handed three life sentences and an additional 226 years behind bars.
This harsh judgment came after he was found guilty on 26 counts, encompassing crimes such as rape, murder, illegal migration, kidnapping, housebreaking, jailbreak, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and robbery.
Lumka Mahanjana, spokesperson for the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) in the Gauteng Division, confirmed the sentencing. The man, identified as Leonard Lemmy Chauke, had been apprehended after escaping from prison in 2020 while serving a 15-year sentence for housebreaking and robbery.