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Bogus lawyer faces fraud charges
02 Oct 2017 at 06:19hrs | Views
A former High Court orderly appeared in court last week on allegations of defrauding an unsuspecting man of $1 140 after misrepresenting to him that he was a lawyer.
Jaison Vembo appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Barbra Mateko facing charges of fraud. He was remanded to October 5 on $50 bail.
The prosecutor Ms Idah Maromo alleged that between March and May last year, Shingirayi Kachembere (47) was looking for a lawyer to represent him at the High Court.
It is alleged that a family friend Nancy Makopehe referred him to Vembo, whom he communicated with via phone calls since he is based in the United Kingdom. They agreed on a fee of $1 140.
It is the State's case that Kachembere first sent $800 on Vembo's EcoCash line and later sent $300 to Nancy through Western Union . Nancy handed over the money to Vembo who later called Kachembere acknowledging receipt of the cash.
During the same month, Kachembere discovered that Vembo was not a registered lawyer, but a former High Court orderly, prompting him to demand his money back, but Vembo made up a lot of excuses.
The matter was reported to the police leading to his arrest.
Jaison Vembo appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Barbra Mateko facing charges of fraud. He was remanded to October 5 on $50 bail.
The prosecutor Ms Idah Maromo alleged that between March and May last year, Shingirayi Kachembere (47) was looking for a lawyer to represent him at the High Court.
It is alleged that a family friend Nancy Makopehe referred him to Vembo, whom he communicated with via phone calls since he is based in the United Kingdom. They agreed on a fee of $1 140.
It is the State's case that Kachembere first sent $800 on Vembo's EcoCash line and later sent $300 to Nancy through Western Union . Nancy handed over the money to Vembo who later called Kachembere acknowledging receipt of the cash.
During the same month, Kachembere discovered that Vembo was not a registered lawyer, but a former High Court orderly, prompting him to demand his money back, but Vembo made up a lot of excuses.
The matter was reported to the police leading to his arrest.
Source - the herald
