Bad Black jailed 4 years, Sentongo 18 months
Jul 12, 2012
Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced Bad Black to four years in prison after convicting her of fraud.
By Vision Reporters
Anti-Corruption Court Judge Catherine Bamugemereire has sentenced Shanita Namuyimbwa a.k.a Bad Black to four years in prison after convicting her of fraud.
Her lover, Meddie Ssentongo was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment over the same.
Black was convicted for embezzling US$3.9m from the company she jointly owned with her ex-lover, a British engineer, David Greenhalgh.
She was also jointly convicted with Meddie on two counts of conspiracy to defraud.
Black wiped tears as the Judge pronounced her guilty. Meddie looked on blankly as his own fate was spelled out and sealed.
Black and Meddie were pinned in the court by evidence given by the acquaintances whose help they sought in their fraudulent quest as well as accountants and bank officials.
The Judge noted that when Meddie needed documentation with a semblance of professionalism to convince Greenhalgh to wire money, "he naturally defaulted to the back street engineering firm to which prosecution witness Peter Michael Lule belonged…."
The documentation concerned the Bill of quantities and Lule attributed its authorship to Alkon (U) Ltd on advice of Meddie who wanted it to be associated with a stronger brand of Alcon.
"The documentation was needed to convince Greenhalgh to send US$8m to Daveshan Developments company" from which he and Black would siphon it.
Black was the only signatory to the company because Greenhalgh was far away in Britain.
The judge noted that although the US$8m did not come, the US$3.9m that was wired there was taken off by Black and at the same time, an equivalent of the withdrawn dollars would be deposited on Meddie's account by her.
Despite having her fate sealed at the Anti-Corruption Court, Black still managed to share a hearty moment with her lawyer
Co-accused Meddie Ssentongo is led back to prison after the sentence. He vowed to contest his 18-month sentence with an appeal
One of Black's friends carries her baby at the Anti-Corruption Court from where she (Black) received her sentence