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Chiyangwa's engineer get US$1 000 bail
28 Aug 2012 at 05:11hrs | Views
Consulting engineer Elijah Chifamba, who is accused of duping businessman Mr Philip Chiyangwa of more than US$70 000, was yesterday granted US$1 000 bail.
Eng Chifamba (53) is being charged with fraud involving an actual prejudice of US$72 850 and potential prejudice amounting to US$2 916 149. Eng Chifamba appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma who granted him bail with the consent of the Attorney General's Office.
As part of the bail conditions, Eng Chifamba was ordered to surrender his passport and to report once a week at CID serious frauds.
He was remanded to September 10.
Eng Chifamba is being represented by Mr Tafadzwa Hungwe of Venturas and Samukange Legal Practitioners.
Prosecutor Mr Tungamirai Chakurira alleges that in 2009, Pinnacle Property Holdings Pvt Ltd represented by Marshall Jonga, the company's man­aging director, engaged Eng Chifamba to do engineering consultancy work for two projects. The projects were Stone Ridge and Beverly Hills Golf Estate.
It is alleged that Eng Chifamba's role was to receive quotations and bids from various service providers and recom­mend the right candidates. Pinnacle Holdings agreed to pay him for the services rendered.
Mr Chakurira said that Tarcon (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by Supa Mandi­wanzira, won the tender.
Eng Chifamba, it is alleged, caused Tarcon (Pvt) Ltd to inflate figures on their quotations billed to Pinnacle Holdings after adding what he deemed his 'service fees'.
As a result, Pinnacle Holdings directly paid Eng Chifamba for his services.
He further claimed the same fees from Tarcon in a case of "double dipping", the court heard.
As a result of Eng Chifamba's actions, Pinnacle Holdings suffered an actual prejudice through fraudulent payments received from Tarcon and a potential prejudice arising from suspected inflation of quotations.
Eng Chifamba (53) is being charged with fraud involving an actual prejudice of US$72 850 and potential prejudice amounting to US$2 916 149. Eng Chifamba appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma who granted him bail with the consent of the Attorney General's Office.
As part of the bail conditions, Eng Chifamba was ordered to surrender his passport and to report once a week at CID serious frauds.
He was remanded to September 10.
Eng Chifamba is being represented by Mr Tafadzwa Hungwe of Venturas and Samukange Legal Practitioners.
Prosecutor Mr Tungamirai Chakurira alleges that in 2009, Pinnacle Property Holdings Pvt Ltd represented by Marshall Jonga, the company's man­aging director, engaged Eng Chifamba to do engineering consultancy work for two projects. The projects were Stone Ridge and Beverly Hills Golf Estate.
It is alleged that Eng Chifamba's role was to receive quotations and bids from various service providers and recom­mend the right candidates. Pinnacle Holdings agreed to pay him for the services rendered.
Mr Chakurira said that Tarcon (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by Supa Mandi­wanzira, won the tender.
Eng Chifamba, it is alleged, caused Tarcon (Pvt) Ltd to inflate figures on their quotations billed to Pinnacle Holdings after adding what he deemed his 'service fees'.
As a result, Pinnacle Holdings directly paid Eng Chifamba for his services.
He further claimed the same fees from Tarcon in a case of "double dipping", the court heard.
As a result of Eng Chifamba's actions, Pinnacle Holdings suffered an actual prejudice through fraudulent payments received from Tarcon and a potential prejudice arising from suspected inflation of quotations.
Source - TH
