Joseph Lendrix Waswa, Emmanuel Charles Osore, and Jared Otieno have been named in a major fraud investigation, according to Abcafrica.co.ke. The trio, alongside other high-profile individuals, stands accused of orchestrating elaborate scams involving fake gold deals, forged currency, and fraudulent tenders. These revelations have sent shockwaves across Kenya’s political and business circles, raising serious concerns about the extent of financial crime among the country’s elite.
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For instance, others whom we unveil in our weekly investigations are advocates who have managed to make a killing through fraud, conmanship, and dubious means.
Among those who successfully made it to our investigative piece are businessman Joseph Lendrix Waswa, politician Emmanuel Charles Osore, businessman Cum Jared Kiasa Otieno, city lawyer Conrad Anagwe Maloba, city lawyer Micheal Owano, and other city businessmen.
He is a Western-based businessman with a good track record in matters related to fraud, if the current developments are anything to go by. He faces multiple cases of fraud in the Kenyan court, and in some instances, the court issued a warrant of arrest against him. In this case, Mr Waswa, alongside others, allegedly defrauded a Tunisian businessman, Bilel Arfaoul, of USD 400,000 in a fake gold scam.
The court papers, as per the prosecution, allude to the fact that Waswa was also arrested while in possession of 634,178 forged US dollar notes, in denominations of one hundred dollars each, knowing them to be counterfeit.
It was told in court that Waswa and the team committed the offence on September 7, 2023, at Villa Mawe in Nairobi’s Garden Estate, where Waswa and his buddies used tricks to defraud Mr. Arfaoul in a fake gold scandal.
Mr. Emmanuel Charles Osore is accused of conspiring to defraud USD 400,000, equivalent to Sh62 million, from the victim, Cohen Oshry.
The court heard that the accused person allegedly misled Oshry into believing that they possessed the influence and authority to secure a tender for the supply and installation of a GSM offensive system to the Ministry of Defence.
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They are alleged to have falsified documents to make deceptive representations; the prosecution has painted a damning picture of the accused’s actions in their pursuit of ill-gotten gains.
Despite the severity of the charges, Owano and Osore were granted bail under stringent conditions. Owano was released on a bond of Sh3 million or cash bail of Sh400,000, while Osore secured his release on a bond of Sh5 million or cash bail of Sh500,000.
The cases of Michael Otieno Owano and Emmanuel Charles Osore serve as a sobering reminder of the importance of upholding ethical standards and accountability in both the legal and political arenas. As the legal proceedings unfold, the pursuit of justice remains paramount for all parties involved.
Jared Kiasa Otieno is accused of defrauding a Chinese national of Sh300 million through fraud. He, alongside others, is said to have defrauded Sounthorn Chanthavong, a director of Simuong Group Company from LAO, of USD 3,000,000 using fraudulent tricks and displaying heavy metal boxes allegedly packed with genuine gold bars and having an office trading in the name of NIRONE SAFE KEEPING LIMITED, falsely pretending they were carrying out genuine business.
They denied the charges and were released on bond. To the developing story, Mr Otieno was secretly acquitted after he held some secret meetings with the officers from the office of the DPP. According to the complainant, Otieno bribed the DPP to get his freedom, and he had allegedly bribed immigration, which in turn denied him access to the country.
