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of more than US$25 000.
Elias Gada, a clearing clerk with Paul Edwards Shipping (Pvt) Ltd, was responsible for clearing goods from various importers on behalf of the company using its Zimra account.
Gada between December 20 last year and January 4 this year reportedly received US$25 100 from importers and pocketed the money. He was not asked to plead to the charge when he appeared before Mr Donald Ndirowei who granted him US$100 bail.
Gada is expected back in court today for trial.
Appearing for the State. Ms Joyce Sithole alleges that Gada connived with Paul Masarirambi who has since appeared in court and hatched a plan to swindle the Shipping company.
The State says Gada through GB Freight Services sourced clients who wanted to clear their goods. It is alleged the Freight Company gave him five clearing jobs. Gada, the State says, used his employer’s Zimra account, which had money to clear his clients’ goods. The clients then paid him US$25 100, it is alleged.
Instead of depositing the money into the company’s Zimra account or hand it over to his employer, it is alleged Gada converted the money to his own use.
The matter came to light on January 15 when Gada’s employer went to Zimra to clear some goods only to discover that his account had been debited with entries he was not aware of.