Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court Correspondent
A 42-year-old credit controller has appeared in court accused of theft and money laundering after allegedly embezzling US$347,329.
Milton Goremusandu, of Tynwald Lot 14, appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Courts facing charges of theft of trust property and contravening the Money Laundering Act.
The complainant in this case is Varichem Pharmaceutical Private Limited.
Goremusandu was employed by Varichem as a credit controller. His duties included collecting cash from company debtors and cash sale customers, as well as receipting money received from clients in receipt books.
The court heard that at the beginning of May 2025, the complainant received a tip-off from a whistleblower alleging that Goremusandu was colluding with his immediate subordinate, Edwell Sibanda, the debtor’s clerk (who has already been arrested), to steal money from the company.
Following this, the complainant launched a preliminary investigation and discovered that from 2021 to May 2025, Goremusandu had collected money from company customers — Trinity Pharmacy (US$252,930.25), Vidamac Pharmaceuticals (US$36,350.34), Asca Health Care (US$33,220.12), and Care Point Pharmacy Chinhoyi (US$24,829.28) — but had failed to bank or submit the received cash for banking.
Goremusandu allegedly instructed Sibanda to initiate journal entries debiting customers who did not owe the company and crediting the paying customers as a way to cover up the theft.
The fraudulent activities caused the complainant to suffer financial losses amounting to US$347,329.99.
On May 12, 2025, the matter was reported to the police, leading to Sibanda’s arrest at his workplace on May 14, 2025.
On May 18, the police visited Goremusandu’s residence and recovered from his wife a grey Toyota Fortuner SUV (registration number AGA0605), registered on December 12, 2022, estimated at US$60,000, and a white Toyota Corolla Axio (registration number AGW9509), registered on May 5, estimated at US$10,000.
The two vehicles, registered in the name of the accused, were allegedly acquired during the period in which the offences were committed.
In total, US$347,329.99 in cash was stolen, and two vehicles valued at US$70,000 were recovered.
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