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Who is Hubona?

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Jako Hubona profile

Jako Hubona is a senior investigator at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC). He started his career with the Botswana Police Service. He has been serving the directorate for 13 years.

He specialises in anti-money laundering, financial crimes, tradecraft and illicit financial flows. He also specialises in collecting and analysing intelligence.

Apart from the high profile P100 billion investigation, he was also the lead investigator of the asset manager, Capital Management Botswana (CMB) and Botswana Public Officers’ Pension Fund (BPOPF) fraud investigations. He also investigated former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi’s corruption scandal that led to the conviction of the former top civil servant.

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Who is Hubona?

Jako Hubona is a senior investigator at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC). He started his career with the Botswana Police Service. He has been serving the directorate for 13 years.

Human rights are sacred

Bakgatla Ba Kgafela celebrate as Kgosi Kgafela’s charges are dropped

First Lady's office hosts second annual thanks giving ceremony

PSLE performance on upward trend

Bona Life tee-off Maruapula Loxion Golf journey

Cops arrest young man, seize dagga in Metsimotlhabe

Second Mogoditshane rape attack in two weeks

Suspected suicide behind Sir Seretse Khama Barracks

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