Maxweel Namata who was convicted and served jail for money laundering related to Cashgate scandal before Supreme Court of Appeal acquitted him arguing that his conviction and sentencing by the High Court in Lilongwe was based on unfounded evidence , has died in a car crash in the capital, Lilongwe. Lingadzi Police station report said […]
Maxwell Namata, who was acquitted by af the Supreme Court of Appeal, of other Cashgate related offenses, has been been granted bail by the High Court in Lilongwe as he was still being held in jail because he is also one of the 18 accused persons in K2.4 billion Cashgate case involving former budget director Paul […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has acquitted Maxweel Namata who was convicted on money laundering related to Cashgate scandal, sustaining he appeal bid agains the High Court in Lilongwe that it was based on unfounded evidence. Namata and his accomplice Luke Kasamba were handed eight and five years custodial sentences respectively on February 16, 2015 […]
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale has told Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal that Cashgate convict Maxwell Namata was one of the masterminders of the K2.4 billion looting in government in a case involving former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 18 other suspects. Namata, a former civil servant, was sentenced to consecutive […]
A panel of theee Supreme Court of Appeal Justices Rezine Mzikamanda, Lovemore Chikopa and Anthony Kamanga will determine the appeal of one of the key Cashgate convicts, Maxwell Namata, asking for an acquittal and has called for for submissions form his lawyers and the State on their arguments within 21 days. Namata and his accomplice […]
Cashgate convict Maxwell Namata will face trial on new charges together with his wife Alice Namata and Robert Nantchito, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said. Namata was convicted and currently is serving a prison sentence of eight years after being found guilty of money laundering and theft in relation to the plunder of public […]
Two cashgate convicts – Maxwell Namata and Luke Kasamba – have been given custodial sentences despite returning just over K24 million (US$50 955) they stole from government coffers as mitigation for a lenient sentence. Judge Annabel Mtalimanja in her determination has opted to give the two a custodial sentence. In her sentencing, she has slapped Namata with […]
Two cashgate convicts – Maxwell Namata and Luke Kasamba – have returned just over K24 million (US$50 955) they stole from government coffers as mitigation for a lenient sentence. During sentence submissions hearing at Lilongwe High Court, Namata restituted the mis-appropriated K14 million in cash while Kasamba has paid K 4 million and a truck valued […]
The High Court in the capital Lilongwe has found Luke Kasamba and Maxwell Namata guilty on the charge of theft and money laundering in a syndicate stripping finances from government through illegal encashment of cheques using companies that did not supply any goods or services as authorities which was christened as cashgate. Justice Anabel Mtalimanja […]
High Court in Lilongwe has ordered Maxwell Namata and Luke Kasamba who have been charged with theft and money laundering in the ongoing Capital Hill Cashgate trials, to defend themselves. The two businessmen pleaded not guilty to the two counts that they stole K24 million from government and proceeded to use the proceeds for their […]
High Court Judge Fiona Mwale in Lilongwe on Thursday upheld contention of defence lawyers in which businesswoman Caroline Savala is accused of theft and money laundering an amount totalling K49 million. Lawyer Wapona Kita representing Savala, Maxwell Namata and Luke Kasamba raised various preliminary objections last week. Kita argued on Savala that there are duplicity […]
Blantyre Magistrate Court on Wednesday granted bail to Maxwell Namata , a third suspect involved in a syndicate stripping finances from government through illegal encashment of cheques using companies that did not supply any goods or services as authorities. Anti -Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Namata this week in connection with their investigations in the public […]
Malawi’s graft-busting body Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested Maxwell Namata , a third suspect involved in a syndicate stripping finances from government through illegal encashment of cheques using companies that did not supply any goods or services as authorities urged immigration officials to step up vigilance against suspicious travellers. ACB confirmed in a statement […]