It is undeniable that certain truths are bound to emerge, much like the sun and the moon that cannot be concealed for long. In this context, a lawyer involved in a series of gold scams remains unfazed, having successfully evaded the scrutiny of investigators.
Despite the numerous allegations against him, he has managed to manipulate the system, effectively silencing the detectives assigned to uncover the truth behind the fraudulent schemes that have devastated countless victims.
His actions have left many individuals financially and emotionally shattered, yet he continues to operate with a sense of impunity, confident that his wealth and influence can shield him from accountability.
The Gold Scammer
Thomas Otieno, a lawyer specializing in investment regulations in Kenya, provides guidance to foreign companies on various regulatory issues, including sectoral caps and barriers to entry. His expertise has allowed him to attract unsuspecting foreign investors interested in the gold business, while he has been linked to cartels that have caused significant disruption in the city over the past two years. Despite his criminal activities, including efforts to erase his online presence, credible sources have revealed his identity.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Intelligence (DCI), Ngoe and others involved in the trade may have participated in scams either knowingly or unknowingly. Reports indicate that he has gone into hiding, evading justice while maintaining a retainer for detectives, funded by the millions he has defrauded from victims through fake gold schemes. As a result, numerous foreign nationals continue to fall prey to the fraudulent operations led by Tom Ngoe.
Jared Otieno and Tom Ngoe
Kenyans can remember that Ngoe has been mentioned severally in the serial fraud cases of Jared Otieno who has in the last few years been involved in high tech conning and at one time invited some of the biggest names in the political arena to a wedding which still remains the country’s biggest of the 21st Century.
In tow during the highly-publicised wedding in Meru was Siaya Senator James Orengo and current Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi among the big names that attended the marriage that was full of drama and flamboyance.
Last year, a man linked to the United Arab Emirates royal family is alleged to have been conned by a group that includes, among others, Bungoma senator Moses Wetang’ula, Zaheer Jhanda and Jared Otieno. Their lawyer has always been Tom Ngoe.
In actual fact, Jared Otieno, who describes himself as a businessman is said to be the mastermind and kingpin in the gold scam world alongside former AFC Leopards chairman Allan Kasavuli and Shabana Chairman Jared Nivaton, closely associated with television screen siren Lilian Muli.
Proceeds of crimes.
In 2017, Jared Otieno had his first trouble with the authorities when he was accused of obtaining Sh22 million from two foreign complainants.
After that, several cases came up including a famous arrest this year that exposed his expensive lifestyle with little or no known income channel.
On his part, Ngoe who has already testified in court in a case, is said to have received the cash on behalf of a foreign buyer who was
prospecting for business in the country. He, according to details in the newspapers last year, was approached by the buyer to open an escrow account.
This was a deal involving a foreigner and gold seller known as Samir Munyinyi and his associate, Anthony Kanga. And it was 360kgs of gold.
In this deal, the investors were required to pay USD 100,000 for export taxes while the lawyer, Ngoe, would retain 5kgs of gold as collateral. “We paid 100,000 dollars for taxes and 10,000 dollars as fee for Otieno,” the foreigner said.
Ngoe would then create an escrow account where payments were done through a bank transfer from the foreigner’s company to the escrow account.
Later, one of the foreigner’s workers, Razia Chelimo informed him that she had discovered that Otieno was not registered as an advocate. “We confronted him and he explained to us that he was a lawyer but he was not practicing,” he said.
Proceeds of crime
“We insisted that we wanted to accompany him to the bank but he refused saying it wasn’t necessary and after a few days, Munyinyi came up with another problem. He said he could not get export licence for the consignment and therefore needed another USD 100,000 to solve the problem,” he said.
Ngoe who listed as a key witness in the above case made deliberate efforts not to show up in court claiming that he was having emergency. As a result, the hearing was postponed to a later date.
Lawyer Ngoe has millions of money stashed in proxy bank accounts.
The cartels in the gold scam business must be dismantled and scattered away starting with the aforementioned laywers. We will keep tabs on these shameless characters who have ruined the reputation of this country.
