Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Abdirizak Kassim Bare, a prime suspect in a Brazilian sugar fraud case where four businesspersons lost over Sh 100 million to his criminal syndicate has been arraigned.
The 46-year-old was arrested and subsequently arraigned at
the Milimani Law Courts, following completion of a meticulous investigation by
the DCI on the ring of fraudsters who swindled the funds meant for the
importation of 15,000 bags of the said food commodity.
The investigation established how between May and October
2023, the unsuspecting victims were lured into a business deal to import the
sugar, thereby making payments totalling to over a hundred million shillings
through five different bank accounts.
What followed were months of a wild goose-chase, with the
victims trying to reach out to a serious fraud ring that had since vanished
without a trace.
Broke and desperate to recover their monies, they (victims)
reported the matter to the DCI, where the Operation Support Unit commenced a
methodical probe of the case, findings that were forwarded to the Office of the
Director of Public Prosecution for further legal action.
The ODPP made a decision that the named suspects be arrested
and charged, preferring 8 counts including Obtaining money by false pretences,
an offence that contravenes section 313 of the penal code. Consequently, the
officers obtained warrants of arrest against the suspects.
Early today, the officers netted their first target, Kassim
Bare, who on arraignment pleaded not guilty and was released on Sh 3 million
bond with the option of a cash bail of Sh 500,000.
Pursuit of the remaining suspects is underway.
Courtesy: DCI.
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