{"id":99144,"date":"2024-10-01T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/duo-in-court-for-us800k-property-fraud"},"modified":"2024-10-01T22:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:25:17","slug":"duo-in-court-for-us800k-property-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/duo-in-court-for-us800k-property-fraud","title":{"rendered":"Duo in court for US$800K property fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A HARARE legal practitioner appeared in the magistrates court facing a charge of fraud involving US$800 000.<\/p>\n<p>Agness Chatsama (38) was jointly-charged with Ariginero Muzeya (65) when she appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded them to November 4 for routine remand.<\/p>\n<p>The duo was being represented by Munyaradzi Bwanya and Devoted Nyagano.<\/p>\n<p>They were released on US$250 bail each and ordered to surrender their passports, report to Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission every week and continue residing at their given addresses until the matter is finalised.<\/p>\n<p>The complainant is Newcorner Emporium (Pvt) Ltd represented by Dennis Patrikios.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti said on October 3, 1996, the late Costas Patrikios transferred a property measuring 595 square metres to Newcorner Emporium (Pvt) Ltd, a family company that he was a director.<\/p>\n<p>Sometime in 2001, the company\u2019s directors left the country at different times, leaving management of the property with a real estate agent.<\/p>\n<p>On December 4, 2021, the board of directors returned to Zimbabwe intending to renovate the property and discovered that Muzeya had become a director and shareholder in their company without their knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>In response, civil proceedings challenging the directorship and shareholding of Muzeya commenced and a separate report on allegations of fraud was made to the ZRP Commercial Crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The State alleged that despite knowing that the issue of his directorship was before the courts, Muzeya and Chatsama sold the property for US$251 368 and fraudulently transferred it to Talati Family Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The duo allegedly approached the Department of Deeds and filed an alleged fraudulent Capital Gains Tax Certificate and a company resolution dated February 27, 2024 purporting that Newcorner Emporium (Pvt) Ltd had duly authorised Muzeya to transfer the property.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the Deeds Department acted on the misrepresentation and registered deed of transfer 3342\/2024 on August 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations established that the board resolution dated February 27 was fraudulent as no meeting took place since Muzeya had been removed from directorship in October last<\/p>\n<p>year.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard that no record exists with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority pertaining to the sale of the property between Newcorner Emporium and Talati Family Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The investigations further revealed that the duo allegedly misrepresented to the Department of Deeds that Newcorner Emporium board of directors had issued a resolution for the appointment of Muzeya to transfer the said property to Talati Family Trust for US$251 368.<\/p>\n<p>Resultantly, the registration of Deed of Transfer 3342\/2024, by the Deeds Office, prejudiced Newcorner Emporium of its property valued at US$800 000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A HARARE legal practitioner appeared in the magistrates court facing a charge of fraud involving US$800 000. Agness Chatsama (38) was jointly-charged with Ariginero Muzeya (65) when she appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded them to November 4 for routine remand. 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