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Man swindles casket manufacturing firm of $34 200
24 Apr 2012 at 11:52hrs | Views
Dalvin Dean Green (30) from Harare was on Monday last week arrested and charged with fraud after allegedly swindling a local casket manufacturing firm of $34 200.
Green is alleged to have acted as a casket supplying agent between Moonlight Funeral Services and Richport Marketing, which is into steel fabrication and steel casket manufacturing, the NewsDay reported.
It is alleged sometime in January this year, Green approached Nigel Peters, the managing director of Auto Centre, Richport Marketing's sister company, and indicated to him Moonlight Funeral Services required caskets.
Peters is said to have expressed interest in the deal and was then introduced to Moonlight Funeral Services financial director Enfant Nakhozwe, who confirmed his firm needed the said caskets.
It is alleged Green and Peters then agreed that since Green had sourced the business, he would be paid 25% of the profit.
The court heard Peters went to South Africa where he sourced 40 caskets valued at $34 200 and they were delivered to Moonlight.
On February 16 this year, Green went to Moonlight where he allegedly lied that he had been sent to collect payment on Peters' behalf.
It is alleged Green was paid in the form of a motor vehicle, a Toyota D4D Hilux, which he collected and disappeared.
The matter is said to have come to light when Peters approached Moonlight for payment of the supplied caskets and was told Green had already collected the vehicle as payment.
Peters reported the matter to the police leading to Green's arrest. Green was not asked to plead when he appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma yesterday.
He was remanded to May 14 on $100 bail.Green was also charged with another count of swindling another Harare businessman, Delco Jeram, of $400 in yet another botched coffin deal sometime in October last year.
Green is alleged to have acted as a casket supplying agent between Moonlight Funeral Services and Richport Marketing, which is into steel fabrication and steel casket manufacturing, the NewsDay reported.
It is alleged sometime in January this year, Green approached Nigel Peters, the managing director of Auto Centre, Richport Marketing's sister company, and indicated to him Moonlight Funeral Services required caskets.
Peters is said to have expressed interest in the deal and was then introduced to Moonlight Funeral Services financial director Enfant Nakhozwe, who confirmed his firm needed the said caskets.
It is alleged Green and Peters then agreed that since Green had sourced the business, he would be paid 25% of the profit.
The court heard Peters went to South Africa where he sourced 40 caskets valued at $34 200 and they were delivered to Moonlight.
On February 16 this year, Green went to Moonlight where he allegedly lied that he had been sent to collect payment on Peters' behalf.
It is alleged Green was paid in the form of a motor vehicle, a Toyota D4D Hilux, which he collected and disappeared.
The matter is said to have come to light when Peters approached Moonlight for payment of the supplied caskets and was told Green had already collected the vehicle as payment.
Peters reported the matter to the police leading to Green's arrest. Green was not asked to plead when he appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma yesterday.
He was remanded to May 14 on $100 bail.Green was also charged with another count of swindling another Harare businessman, Delco Jeram, of $400 in yet another botched coffin deal sometime in October last year.
Source - newsday
