{"id":4456,"date":"2024-10-02T12:23:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:23:53","slug":"security-guard-blows-stolen-cash-in-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4456","title":{"rendered":"Security Guard Blows Stolen Cash In Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Crimes and Court Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mkhululi Ncube, a 29-year-old security guard from Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for embezzling $3,300 from his employer and defrauding tenants at a flea market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ncube&#8217;s scheme involved collecting rent from tenants at Fife Mall between September 1-11, but instead of handing it over to his employer, he kept it for himself and blew it all on betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When confronted by his employer, Nkosiyabo Sibanda, Ncube couldn&#8217;t provide a satisfactory explanation for the missing funds. In court, Ncube claimed he took the money hoping to double it through betting and then return it, but unfortunately, he lost everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court&#8217;s Verdict<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mrs. Beverly Madzikatire, with Mrs. Tsungai Charmaine Mutapi-Saunyama presenting the case for the State. Ncube pleaded guilty to the charges and was subsequently sentenced to 24 months in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This case highlights the importance of accountability and responsible financial management. Ncube&#8217;s actions not only harmed his employer but also damaged the trust between security guards and those they serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimes and Court Correspondent Mkhululi Ncube, a 29-year-old security guard from Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for embezzling $3,300 from his employer and defrauding tenants at&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4458,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4456\/revisions\/4458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}