Woman in court for P1.7million CEDA fraudulent loan

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A 45-year old woman Lesedi Lillian Karanja was arraigned before Maun Magistrate Mompati Taolo charged with two counts of obtaining by false pretences.

A statement from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) accuse Karanja of using false documents to acquire a P1.7 million loan from Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA).

The statement says on December 6, 2002, in Maun, the accused person fraudulently obtained a certificate of Customary Land Grant, purporting that it was issued by the Tawana Land Board, when it was not the case.  On the second count, Karanja is charged together with her company, Star Point, for the registration of a title deed, in respect of Lot 2728, Maun.

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