Story by ZBC Reporter
An Accounts clerk employed by a local medical aid provider has appeared in court facing charges of stealing over US$3 000 from her employer.
Charlene Dube, who was employed by Cimas Health Group, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate and remanded to the 30th of October for trial.
Circumstances are that on the 18th of January 2023, Dube unlawfully and intentionally transferred US$1 800 from CIMAS Access Bank account to an FBC account owned by Native Brands.
The transaction was done without the necessary approvals.
On the 20th of January 2023, the accused again transferred US$1 207 from CIMAS Standard Chartered Bank account to Native Brands Private Limited account.
The offence was unearthed by the Cimas Risk and Audit department which discovered that the two transactions had no appropriate approvals as per company policy and that Native brands had never supplied any goods or services to Cimas.
Further investigations revealed that one Kelvin Dube, who is a senior employee at Native Brands, is a brother to the accused.
The accused was ordered to pay US$100 bail as well as continue to reside at the current address and report at the ZRP Chitungwiza every Friday.
CIMAS was being represented by its Forensic Investigation officer, Mr Tichaona Zakaria.
