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A Suspected Gold Fraudster Charged in Relation to 1.3 M USD Scam.

A man suspected to be a fake Gold scammer was on Monday arraigned before a Milimani court and fraudulently obtaining over $1.3 million from a foreigner.

Ronald Osonga Khejeri was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and denied the charge.

It is alleged that between March 31 and May 30, 2024, he conspired with others—some already charged and others still at large—to defraud an investor, Tanner Caldwell Cook.

The court heard that Khejeri and his associates falsely claimed they could facilitate the sale of 3,370 kilograms of gold, convincing Cook to part with a total of $1,388,262.76.

Khejeri denied the charges and was granted release on a cash bail of Ksh 400,000.

The case is scheduled for mention on March 12, 2025.

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