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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“Ignore the noise, focus on your work”- AnonymousAs the DG of such a controversy-ridden institution, you really played your part in the fight against corruption and economic crime. Your stay at the helm of the DCEC was quickly paying dividends under your stewardship. During your tenure, there was a lot of action as those caught on the wrong side of the law were brought to court regardless of their economic or political status. We have learnt...

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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.

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