Kenyan national held over sh100m fraud
May 08, 2010
A KENYAN man was on Wednesday morning arrested for allegedly transferring sh100m from Standard Chartered Bank in Kampala illegally.
By Herbert Ssempogo
A KENYAN man was on Wednesday morning arrested for allegedly transferring sh100m from Standard Chartered Bank in Kampala illegally.
According to the Police, John Musoti a.k.a. Walter Phillips Muhoma, was nabbed at the Garden City branch moments after the transaction.
Jinja Road police station chief Seiko Chemonges disclosed that Musoti, held in Kampala, went to the bank at about 11am in the company of two other men.
According to sources, the staff became suspicious of the men and alerted their security team. Musoti’s accomplices escaped as he was detained.
He was found to be in possession of 14 ATM cards for several banks and a sleek, maroon Toyota Mark X.
Two Kenya passports were also recovered from him. One identified him as Muchoma Musoti John, while the other had the name Ken Musoti John.
His vehicle (KBL 595F) was parked at the Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli, Kampala, where detectives questioned him.
The Police, quoting bank sources, said at the time of Musoti’s arrest, the money had already been dispatched to the payee.
A KENYAN man was on Wednesday morning arrested for allegedly transferring sh100m from Standard Chartered Bank in Kampala illegally.
According to the Police, John Musoti a.k.a. Walter Phillips Muhoma, was nabbed at the Garden City branch moments after the transaction.
Jinja Road police station chief Seiko Chemonges disclosed that Musoti, held in Kampala, went to the bank at about 11am in the company of two other men.
According to sources, the staff became suspicious of the men and alerted their security team. Musoti’s accomplices escaped as he was detained.
He was found to be in possession of 14 ATM cards for several banks and a sleek, maroon Toyota Mark X.
Two Kenya passports were also recovered from him. One identified him as Muchoma Musoti John, while the other had the name Ken Musoti John.
His vehicle (KBL 595F) was parked at the Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli, Kampala, where detectives questioned him.
The Police, quoting bank sources, said at the time of Musoti’s arrest, the money had already been dispatched to the payee.