Kisumu senatorial hopeful denies involvement in fraudulent scheme, threatens legal action against media outlet A Kisumu-based lawyer and politician has found himself at the center of a controversy involving allegations of a fake gold deal that reportedly cost an American businessman thousands of dollars. Stephen Nyandiare, who has declared his intention to contest the Kisumu […]
Nairobi, Kenya – A Congolese national has been charged in a Nairobi court over his alleged involvement in a high-stakes gold scam that swindled two Dubai-based companies out of over Sh18 million in a fraudulent deal. Lupemba Lorenzi Olivier was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Monday under a miscellaneous application by the Directorate […]
A Norwegian businessman has approached the Kenyan courts seeking urgent orders to freeze bank accounts belonging to a Nairobi-based law firm, claiming he was defrauded of over Sh52 million in a botched gold investment deal. John Birger Silheim filed the case against lawyer Dennis Onyango, who operates under the name Dennis Onyango & Associates, alleging […]
A man presenting himself as an official from the Ministry of Mining has been charged with fraudulently obtaining Sh25.8 million from a gold trader. Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed was charged with representing himself as a government official to trick a representative of Voltex Commercial Trading limited. He was charged alongside Felix Odhiambo Otieno alias Sammy, Derrick […]
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