Investigations into Shepherd and Mary Bushiri’s escape uncover money laundering trail



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On the run, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary appear in Pretoria Magistrates Court earlier this month.  The leaders of the Illuminated Christian Church face fraud and money laundering charges, but managed to evade law enforcement authorities last week and fled to Malawi.  Image: Gallo images / Frennie Shivambu

On the run, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary appear in Pretoria Magistrates Court earlier this month. The leaders of the Illuminated Christian Church face fraud and money laundering charges, but managed to evade law enforcement authorities last week and fled to Malawi. Image: Gallo images / Frennie Shivambu

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City Press can exclusively reveal that prior to the daring escape of the self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri from South Africa to his native Malawi last week, police had uncovered a massive money laundering scheme in which he and his wife Mary allegedly carried out at least 20,000 transactions from your business and personal accounts in a single month.

According to security sources, this generated red flags that the couple were distributing their assets in South Africa, as law enforcement agencies kept them under strict scrutiny.

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