Anti-corruption agency arrests Catholic priest over alleged K1.5 million fraud
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Zambia.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a Catholic priest under the Lusaka Archdiocese, Fr Titus Malama Sande, with four counts of possession and concealment of properties worth about K1.5 million suspected to be proceeds of crime. Sande, 45, of 15 Miles in the Chikumbi area of Chibombo District, is accused of possessing and concealing properties contrary to Section 71(1) of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010. ACC Head of Corporate Communications, Joseph Mwenya, said the alleged offences were committed on dates unknown between January 1, 2020 and…
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2 outlets from Zambia, where the story is: Zambia Monitor, Zambian Business Times · how we count
- Nov 12, 10:02 AM UTCFirst reportCatholic Priest ARRESTED for corruption involving K1.5 millionzambianbusinesstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:05 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisAnti-corruption agency arrests Catholic priest over alleged K1.5 million fraudzambiamonitor.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:05 PM UTC · +5 h
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