HR Manager Arrested for Creating Ghost Workers
In a plot twist worthy of a Halloween special, Tinashe Madzima, an HR manager with a flair for the dramatic, has been arrested for conjuring up ghost employees to defraud not one, not two, but three firms.
Madzima, who clearly missed his calling as a screenwriter for crime dramas, appeared in court on Tuesday facing fraud charges. He was released on a bail of US$300, which is probably less than what he spent on his ghostly stationery.
According to the prosecutor, Mr Rufaro Chonzi, Madzima approached his employer, Livetouch Investments Private Limited, with a seemingly noble proposal to provide loans to workers through microfinance companies.
While Livetouch Investments agreed to the idea, Madzima allegedly created eight ghost workers to defraud Probfix Financial Services.
Not stopping there, he also spooked Mountfin Finance and Ergoflex Finance, successfully applying for loans for his phantom employees using the same documents.
HR Manager Arrested for Creating Ghost Workers
On July 9, the court heard that Madzima's creativity knew no bounds. He allegedly drafted a fake board resolution and memorandum of understanding documents, copying signatures from the company’s board chairperson Feng Wang and chief executive Dongning Wang without their knowledge. To add a touch of authenticity, he even created a fake date stamp.
Madzima didn't just stop at ghost workers. He also successfully applied for loans for 18 legitimate workers of the company and pocketed the money. Clearly, he believed in equal opportunity fraud.
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The scam was finally uncovered on October 11 when the microfinance companies contacted Livetouch Investments about loan repayments for the ghost workers. It turns out, even ghosts have bills to pay.
