5 people, 3 of them Zimbabwe-born, were earlier this month sentenced to a total of 20 years for fraud offences in Liverpool.
Trevor Mavengawenya (38) , of Cornhill, Liverpool city centre, was jailed for six years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. Malvin Chiwanga (36), of Hornby Road, Orrell Park, was jailed for seven years and eight months after admitting conspiracy to commit short firm fraud and cheque fraud. Paddington Muzondiwa (34), of Cawdor Court, Farnworth, was jailed for 16 months after admitting conspiracy to commit cheque fraud.
Detectives from Merseyside Police’s economic crime team began an investigation into a large-scale cheque fraud in 2012. The investigation uncovered a “short firm fraud” whereby fraudsters use a legitimate company’s details to obtain credit for items.
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