Following an accusation that Government Officers at Capital Hill were making illegal entries into the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) with intent to defraud Malawi Government, on 12th September 2013 the Anti- Corruption Bureau launched an investigation which has established that Mr. Fumbani Mhango, (Manager, Monitoring & Analysis) at the Financial Intelligence Unit abused his office by leaking sensitive financial intelligence information to some suspects and facilitating some of the transactions.
In a statement made available to the Maravi Post, the Anti-Corruption Bureau says it has today 7th August, 2015, arrested Mr. Fumbani Mhango. He is likely to be charged with the following offences:
• One count of misuse of office contrary to Section 25B (1) of the Corrupt Practices Act
• One count of aiding and abetting contrary to Section 35 of the Corrupt Practices Act
• One count of improperly disclosing information contrary to Section 25C (1) (a) (b) of the Corrupt Practices Act;
• One count of money laundering contrary to Section 35(1) (d) of the Money Laundering, Proceeds of Serious Crimes and Terrorist Financing Act and tax related charges
According to the statement, he will be taken to Court after the Bureau has recorded statements from him.
