via HSBC Investigations Reveal Majority Account Holders White Zimbabweans – VOA Zimbabwe 10 February 2015
WASHINGTON DC— Investigations into millions of dollars stashed in Swiss accounts of HSBC in 2006 and 2007, reveal that the majority of those who evaded paying taxes this way, were white Zimbabweans.
Leaked documents of the HSBC transactions that the French newspaper, Le Monde, sourced, and supplied to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, of which Studio 7’s Ray Choto is a part, reveal that blacks possessed only 10 bank accounts of the 198-listed, and that the amount totaled less than $2 million.
In addition to the majority white Zimbabweans, other holders listed included members of the Indian community and private individuals.
Some of the people on the list include Penelope Margot Sheldon ($12,239,160.00); Raja Manubhai Patel ($9,263,275.00); Jayesh Hashmukh Shar ($5,744,364.00; Mandy Feldman ($7,086,901.00); the Fintz family ($6,789,940.00); Paul and Claude Gubbay ($6,416, 638.00); Eleftherios Charalambas Angelos ($5,440,494.00) and Brian and David Brom ($4,845,444.00).
Trevor Martin, Simone Marie and Peggy Honora Hafford ran a trust account, which had $3,003,607 in HSBC.
The black Zimbabweans listed are Roger Boka, the late business tycoon and owner of Boka Tobacco Auction Floor ($4,961.00); Fanuel Muhwati, the late CEO of Flexible Packaging; Federick Mutanda, chairman of Caps Holdings ($1,005,766.00); the late Josiah Tungamirayi, former Zanu PF youth boss (account closed), and renowned eye surgeon, Dr. Solomon Guramatunhu, and his son, Tafadzwa (account closed).
As reported earlier, the HSBC staff helped clients in many different ways to dodge tax compliance and foreign exchange laws in their respective countries.
LIST OF ACCOUNT HOLDERS
Eleftherios Charalambos Angelos – $5,440,494.00
Brian Rodney Brom – $4,845,444.00
David Myer Brom – $4,845,444.00
Frederick Mutanda – $1,005,766.00
Tevor, Janine, Margaret, Blair Hafford – $3,003,607.00
Simone Marie Hafford – $3,003,607.00
Leslie Khalastchi – $2,401,384.00
Roger Boka – $4,961.00
Stuart David Robertson – $30,172..00
Chhitubhai Magan Pater – $491,966.00
Pamela Turi – $1,348,649.00
Penelope Margot Sheldon – $2,239.160
Rajah Manubhai Patel – $9,265.756
Jayesh Mashmukh Shah – $5,774,369
Mandy Feldman – $7,086.90)
Karen Lucy Chesno Fintz – $6,789.940
Peggy Honora Hafford Trust – $3,003.607
Brian Rodney Brom – $6,353.718)
Paul and Claude Gubbay – $6,416.630
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COMMENTS
But . . . were they trying to evade tax? Though I would say anything one can do to deprive The Mafia of funds is a Good Thing.
I had an account with UBS in Switzerland for many years, mainly to prevent Gidiot Gono and The Mafia from stealing it. They had already stolen my forex once before.
And isn’t there a case now where businesses are trying to recover billions stolen by Gidiot when he was at RBZ?
But of course “white Zimbos” make a lovely target, though they are probably the only people keeping the economy afloat!
Surely this is a breach of Bank ethics? How dare they reveal who has an account with them and the amount in their accounts. Sue the b….rds. I would.
Some serious $ there.
surprising not really! Expected yes 100%. Why? – Because most of the Southern African economic freedom is in the hands of our fellow Zimbabwean (white) and massively controlled by them and their fellow Western cousins via offshore accounts.
As my name would suggest, you are wrong. These funds were established by private persons in external banks because domestic ones — in the 2008 crash period — had their forex funds seized by the (black) Zanu-PF government.
Sit down, racist. Your kind has done enough damage.
Where is Mugabe hiding his money. Zimbabwe has not even got its own currency due to its leaders inability to run a country. No wonder people took ther money out.