Thursday 19 March 2015

CRDB STAFF IN COURT OVER THEFT,LAUNDERING OF MORE THAN 200M/-

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CRDB Bank
An employee with the CRDB Bank,
Telesphory Gura (43), on Monday appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court charged with five counts, including theft and laundering of more than 200m/-
 
The prosecution, led by State Attorney Genes Tesha told Senior Resident Magistrate Frank Moshi that the offences were committed between August 1, 2008 and March 30, 2013 in Dar es Salaam. At the time the accused, being an employee of the CRDB Bank PLC, stole 48,085,254.45/-, the bank’s property, he told the court.
 
On the second count, it was alleged that on diverse dates between January 1   and May 30 last year the accused stole 64,667,549.73/-, also property of the bank.
 
The prosecution further alleged that between March 1 and September 10 last year the accused stole 139,470,864.26/- from the bank.
 
Further, Tesha claimed that on the same date and place accused Gura electronically transferred 117,196,000/- from account number 01S4000016900 maintained at the CRDB Head office to account number 0150205639000 maintained by Nyegina Tanzania Ltd   at the CRDB Bank.
 
In the last count it was alleged that  on the same date and place the accused  transferred 13,274864.26  from account number 0155000018200, the salary processing charges income account maintained at the CRDB Bank Head office, to account number 0150205639000. This is maintained by Nyegina Tanzania Ltd   at the CRDB Bank, Azikiwe Branch, it was claimed. 
 
It was also alleged that he did so while knowing, or ought to have known, that the money was proceeds of  a predicate offence, namely theft, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of that money. 
 
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody because people accused of money laundering are not granted bail.
The case was adjourned until March 30, this year when it comes up for mention as investigations are still in progress.
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