Biscuit Bandit’s 250k Dough Heist Crumbles in Court

Munyaradzi Mashiri—Court Correspondent

A dispatch clerk at Visperfaide Private Limited has appeared in court on allegations of defrauding the company of US$250,000.

Clayton Chitaguda, 28, was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of theft of trust property and was remanded in custody.

According to the state, between 2013 and April 1, Chitaguda allegedly conspired with his accomplice, Richard Musungwa — who is currently in remand prison — and several other current and former employees still at large to siphon funds from the company.

Chitaguda, whose responsibilities included dispatching biscuit orders, receiving payments, and handling returned goods, allegedly manipulated company records. The group is accused of creating fictitious debtors and inflating the value of returned goods to cover up the theft.

It is alleged that they collectively diverted US$250,000, which Chitaguda is said to have personally handled and failed to remit to the company, thereby breaching his duty of trust.