2 Dar businessmen charged with forgery, impersonation

Two businessmen from Dar es Salaam on Tuesday appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court charged with five counts, including forgery of a bank guarantee and impersonating. 

Haruna Mohamed (47) and Abdul Maganga (28) appeared before Resident Magistrate Aloyce Katemana. It was alleged that at an unknown date and place, with intent to defraud or deceive, they forged a bank guarantee dated December 10, 2013 to Total Tanzania Ltd purporting to show that it was issued by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Tanzania Ltd, a fact they knew to be false.

On the second count the prosecution, led by State Attorney Hellen Moshi, alleged that on December 12. 2013 at Total Tanzania Ltd Office Nkurumah Street, the accused knowingly and fraudulently uttered a forged bank guarantee of December 10, 2013 to Marsha Msuya of Total Tanzania Ltd.

They purported to show that the bank guarantee was issued by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Tanzania Ltd, a fact they knew to be false, the court was told.

On the third count, it was alleged that on the same date and place the accused forged a letter of confirmation for a bank guarantee dated December 13, 2013 with the same reference number.

On the fourth and fifth counts, it was further alleged, on December 6 and 12, this year at the same office the accused presented himself to Marsha Msuya and Sandip Patel of Total Tanzania Ltd as Abdul Kader Burdin, the director of Goe Afrique Consultants L td.

The accused pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody for failing to meet bail conditions.

State Attorney Moshi told the court that investigations into the case were not complete. Therefore Magistrate Katemana adjourned it until today when it will come up for mention.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN