HARARE – A senior employee at Varichem Pharmaceutical in Harare has been arrested on allegations of stealing over US$300,000 from his employer and splashing US$70,000 on vehicles.
Milton Goremusandu, 42, of Tynwald, appeared in court on Wednesday facing theft of trust property charges.
He joins his surbodinate, Edwell Sibanda, who is already on remand on the same charges.
Goremusandu, who is employed as a credit controller, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who remanded him in custody for bail ruling.
According to court papers, earlier this month, the company got a tip off from a whistleblower to the effect that Goremusandu was conniving with Sibanda, a debtor’s clerk, to steal cash from the company.
The company, the court heard, initiated a preliminary investigation and discovered that for a period extending from 2021 to May 2025, Goremusamdu had collected cash from the company customers, Trinity Pharmacy (US$252,930), Vidamac Pharmaceuticals (US$36,350), Asca Health Care (US$33,220) and Care Point Pharmacy Chinhoyi (US$24,829), but had not banked or submitted for banking the received cash.
The National Prosecuting Authority charges: “The accused would then instruct Sibanda to initiate journal entries debiting customers who do not owe the company and crediting the paying customers as a cover up of the offence.
“The accused caused the complainant to suffer financial prejudice to the tune of US$347,329.”
Varichem shopped called the police on May 12. Sibanda was arrested at his work place on May 14 and Goremusandu was seized from his home on May 18.
Police also seizee a grey Toyota Fortuner with an estimated value of US$60,000 and a white Toyota Corolla Axio estimated at US$10,000 from his wife Miranda Rutendo Mativenga.
It is alleged that the two cars are registered in Goremusandu’s name and police believe they could be proceeds of crime.
