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Harare firm loses $7 000 to bogus lawyer
11 Dec 2013 at 22:04hrs | Views
A conveyance clerk at Machaya and Associates Legal Practitioners reportedly swindled Produlink Investments of $7 000 after masquerading as a legal practitioner who would negotiate a loan repayment terms with its creditor.
Rifiloe Chanaka (50) of Kuwadzana Extension in Harare is alleged to have received payments totalling $7 000 from Produlink Investments from March 14 to December 9.
Produlink is being represented by its operations manager, Mr Kenneth Machisa. On March 14 Chanaka misrepresented to Machisa that he was a lawyer.
Chanaka told Mr Machisa that he was able to legally represent him in negotiating favourable loan repayment terms with his creditor, Mr Cassius Gambinga after borrowing $10 000.
However, prosecutor Ms Sharon Mashavira alleged that instead of remitting the money to Mr Gambinga, Chanaka converted it to his own personal use.
Mr Ndirowei remanded him to January 7 next year on $100 bail.
Rifiloe Chanaka (50) of Kuwadzana Extension in Harare is alleged to have received payments totalling $7 000 from Produlink Investments from March 14 to December 9.
Produlink is being represented by its operations manager, Mr Kenneth Machisa. On March 14 Chanaka misrepresented to Machisa that he was a lawyer.
Chanaka told Mr Machisa that he was able to legally represent him in negotiating favourable loan repayment terms with his creditor, Mr Cassius Gambinga after borrowing $10 000.
However, prosecutor Ms Sharon Mashavira alleged that instead of remitting the money to Mr Gambinga, Chanaka converted it to his own personal use.
Mr Ndirowei remanded him to January 7 next year on $100 bail.
Source - Herald
