Moses Mpofu apologized to President Mnangagwa and the entire country after getting convicted for wrecking the Presidential Goat Scheme when prosecutors grilled him about showing zero remorse during his pre-sentencing hearing. The guy admitted he screwed up but tried deflecting blame onto Blackdeck for not catching the fraud earlier, even though he and co-defendant Mike Chimombe got caught stealing millions meant for rural families.
Chimombe's lawyer, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, begged the court to go easy on his client by arguing the tender committee dropped the ball when they failed to spot fake documents at the beginning. Defense teams pushed back against the standard 20-year sentence by claiming government officials share responsibility for letting the scam happen under their watch.
Both defendants face serious prison time after only delivering 4,000 goats out of the promised 85,000 while pocketing cash that was supposed to help poor communities.
Chimombe's lawyer, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, begged the court to go easy on his client by arguing the tender committee dropped the ball when they failed to spot fake documents at the beginning. Defense teams pushed back against the standard 20-year sentence by claiming government officials share responsibility for letting the scam happen under their watch.
Both defendants face serious prison time after only delivering 4,000 goats out of the promised 85,000 while pocketing cash that was supposed to help poor communities.
