Max Chongu nabbed on fresh fraud charges

By Masauso Mkwayaya

ZNBC News

The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has arrested former Patriotic Front -PF- Member MAXWELL CHONGU for money laundering involving K5m.

Mr. CHONGU has been arrested together with his wife ROZYNA MWEEMBA MUMBA .

The Commission has jointly charged the duo for Forgery and Uttering False Documents for fraudulent Practices and money laundering practices contrary to the Law of Zambia.

Particulars of the matter are that Mr. CHONGU a Businessman aged 41 and Ms. MUMBA a Businesswoman aged 38 both jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st January 2020 and 30th November 2021 forged two quotations for FMC Farms Ltd and Simuliya Trading Investments .

The forged document were bearing K7m and K9m respectively which were later presented to the Ministry of Health for the supply of 100,000 KN 95 face masks.

This fraudulent and collusive practice resulted in the award of a 5- million kwacha contract to Greenside Suppliers and Investments Ltd, a company in which the couple are Directors and Shareholders.

The couple further engaged in money laundering involving K5m proceeds of crime and acquired among others, one unregistered Toyota Land cruiser.

The couple is currently on bond and will appear in court soon.

This is according to a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka by Drug Enforcement Commission Public Relations Officer HUSSEIN KHAN.

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