A 52kg gold scam prime suspect, Jackson Karungo Kahora, was arraigned following his arrest last Friday.
Karungo was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last Friday while fleeing to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
He is accused of defrauding an American citizen by obtaining $434,100 under false pretences regarding a purported supply of gold.
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The suspect was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false pretences and two counts of uttering a false document.
“His arrest and subsequent arraignment followed a stop order placed against him by the Operations Support Unit detectives who have been pursuing the case in which two of his accomplices were arrested earlier and charged,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
He pleaded not guilty to all counts and was granted a Ksh 600,000 ($4210) bond or a cash bail of Ksh300,000 ($2105).
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