Masvingo town clerk Edward Mukaratirwa allegedly arm-twisted the municipality to change ownership of a vehicle donated to the local authority by the African Development Bank into his name.
Mukaratirwa was remanded out of custody to August when he appeared at the Masvingo magistrates court facing fraud charges last week.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority, Mukaratirwa faces another separate charge of corruption where he allegedly authorised the procurement of a Toyota Prado VX-L instead of a Toyota Prado VX 3.0 engine.
The engine had been approved by the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works.
On the second count, prosecutors said Mukaratirwa misrepresented himself to the municipality by stating that a Toyota Hilux vehicle donated to the council had been allocated to him as part of his contract.
The vehicle was donated by the African Development Bank for the maintenance of water supply and sanitation infrastructure within Masvingo.
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The council then agreed to transfer ownership to him.