{"id":105027,"date":"2025-02-21T10:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/senior-state-security-aide-defrauds-harare-farmer-of-us21300"},"modified":"2025-02-22T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:51:34","slug":"senior-state-security-aide-defrauds-harare-farmer-of-us21300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/senior-state-security-aide-defrauds-harare-farmer-of-us21300","title":{"rendered":"Senior State Security Aide Defrauds Harare Farmer Of US$21,300"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Walter Makwalo, a 34-year-old Senior State Security Aide, was convicted of 17 counts of fraud after pretending to be the Officer Commanding Operations for the CIO Southern Region.<\/p>\n

The Harare Magistrates\u2019 Court heard that between early 2023 and September 2023, Makwalo deceived Simon George Lee, a farmer from Harare, by promising to help him arrest and prosecute two men, Maurizio and Gabriel Arezio, who had allegedly defrauded Lee of US$170,600.<\/p>\n

Makwalo falsely claimed that bribes were needed to influence police officers, prosecutors, magistrates, and judges to make the case go in Lee\u2019s favour. Believing this, Lee paid him US$21,300.<\/p>\n

Makwalo was convicted and sentenced to 24 months in prison, but 18 months of the sentence were suspended for five years as long as he behaved well.<\/p>\n

The remaining 6 months were suspended if he completed 210 hours of community service.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Walter Makwalo, a 34-year-old Senior State Security Aide, was convicted of 17 counts of fraud after pretending to be the Officer Commanding Operations for the CIO Southern Region. 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