A 42-year-old doctor appeared before Harare Regional Magistrate Donald Nderwe, where he faced charges of defrauding the state.
Prosper Chimidza has been jointly charged with Lloyd Muyembe (33). The duo were remanded in custody until July 10 on bail of $100 each.
Sometime in November 2023, Ruth Ruparaganda wanted to buy a car using the government’s car rebate scheme, prosecutor Lancelot Motsokoti said. She was helped by Muyembe who used Chimedza’s details to buy the car from Japan
The court heard that the defendants issued a fake rebate letter through former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee Yvonne Musoni who was linked to Chimidza.
On January 23, 2023, the accused successfully extricated the vehicle from the Kariba border post using the fraudulent debit letter.
Because of this misrepresentation, Zimra lost US$4,175 since the defendants evaded the costs of import duties. standard
