New assistant AG faces fraud charges

Newly appointed assistant Attorney General, Bongi Radipati is facing charges of financial embezzlement. Barclays Bank has filed a case in the High Court seeking to recover over P100,000 it claims it lost due to Radipati's fraud.

It is alleged he defrauded the bank at the time he resigned from the University of Botswana (UB) in 2007.

The case originated from a loan he acquired from Barclays Bank, through a UB Loan Guarantee Scheme to pay for a Mercedes Benz valued at P130,000.

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