Two former DAPP employees arrested for laundering over K400, 000

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested and jointly charged two former employees of Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) for money laundering activities involving over K400 thousand.

Commission Public Relations officer Theresa Katongo says Joseph Kayumba Chisenyengi, 44, a former Finance Manager of DAPP residing at farm No. 6 Kabwe Road in Ndola has been arrested and jointly charged with Peter Mazimba Chelemu, 52, a former Project Coordinator of DAPP for theft by servant, forgery, uttering of false documents and money laundering contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Particulars of the offence are that Joseph Chiseyengi in his capacity as Finance Manager jointly and whilst acting together with Peter Chelemu in his capacity as Project Coordinator and other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st May, 2009 and 31st September, 2013 did steal K494, 756 funds belonging to DAPP an international Non-Governmental Organisation where the two were employed at the time.

In the first charge, the two forged and uttered receipts worth K274, 905 by purporting that various goods and services had been supplied to a named project in Muchinga and Northern Provinces when in fact not.

In the second charge, the two forged and uttered receipts worth K50, 836.42 by purporting that various spare parts for motor vehicles and bikes had been supplied for a named project in Muchinga and Northern provinces when in fact not.

In the third charge, the two fraudulently raised invoices and payments worth K169, 014.50 for transportation services to a named project in Muchinga and Northern provinces by Eshcol Transportline a company in which Joseph Chiseyengi has an interest, when in fact the company had no contract for transportation services with DAPP.

In the fourth charge, Joseph Kayumba Chiseyengi jointly and whilst acting together with Peter Mazimba Chelemu and other persons unknown, on dates unknown but between 1st May, 2009 and 31st September, 2013 did engage directly or indirectly in money laundering activities by acquiring three motor vehicles and a commercial property deemed to be proceeds of crime.

The duo is on Police bond and are expected to appear in court soon.