A Harare man, who allegedly robbed a local investor of more than US$53 000, has told the court that he committed the crime on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins.
The fraudster who has been identified as Sean Chiriseri appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Saturday charged with fraud and was remanded in custody to today for bail application.
The 33 year old allegedly approached Tawanda Hairwadzi, the director for Ephtha Energy International, in May this year with a proposal to embark on a joint venture in the fuel industry.
The proposals was that Chiriseri would provide the site and Hairwadzi would fund fuel procurement.
They had to come up with start-up fees for the site to be compliant with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority.
Chiriseri allegedly misrepresented to Hairwadzi that he had money in his nostro account, but needed cash for certain transactions.
Hairwadzi then gave him US$53 490 on the understanding that Chiriseri would transfer a similar amount to his nostro account.
Chiriseri’s proof of transfer turned out to be fraudulent, and he allegedly started threatening Hairwadzi that he was doing Collins’ biding.
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