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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