Eugene Musilwa Pedro’s Alleged Involvement in Gold Fraud
Kenyan Eugene Musilwa Pedro has been charged in court with the offence of obtaining Sh6.7 million in fake gold nuggets.
Eugene Musilwa Pedro, according to the court papers, is accused of obtaining USD 50,000 (approx. Sh 6.7 million) from Mnguni Mbulelo Ludger after he falsely pretended that he was in a position to sell to him 500 kilograms of gold nuggets, a fact he knew to be false.
According to the charges, Pedro committed the offence on 16th or 17th April 2024 in Kilimani, Nairobi, jointly with others not before, and with the intent to defraud.
The prosecution says the accused person conspired with others not before the court to defraud Ludger of the said money.
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The accused person, however, denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi.
He was released on a cash bail of Sh 2 million plus one surety of a similar amount.
Initially, the accused person urged the court to grant him a cash bail of Sh100,000
The matter will be mentioned on a later date.
