An international fraudster Jean Emanuel Marlon alias Larmaca J, Benjamin will remain in remand until the 3rd of March when the court will rule on whether he will be out on bail or bond.
Jean pleaded not guilty to fourteen counts including obtaining over ksh 12,000,000 before Jomo Kenyatta international law court magistrate Njeri Thuku who ordered too that Jean be taken to hospital.
The magistrate ordered a pre-bail report on the said date before making her ruling.
While opposing the accused to be released on bond or cash bail, the office of the director of the public prosecutor files an affidavit indicating that the accused is a flight risk because he possessed two passports that are yet to be investigated.
The DPP also told the trial magistrate that the accused had been interfering with the complainant and the witnesses by sending them texts and photos while armed threatening to kill them.
“The suspect has been threatening my key witness including the complainant, we have even photos and text that he sent to the victims,” said Mulama.
While opposing the application by the DPP to deny the accused bond or bail, the lawyer for the accused Mr Wandugi told the court that his client was resourceful and was ready to abide by all the terms and conditions that the court would issue.
Wandugi added that there was no compelling reason why his client should be denied bond or bail since the main complainant has not filed or had an OB indicating that indeed his client threatened him.
According to the charge sheet, it’s alleged that on the 20th day of January 2025 at Diamond Trust Bank account No.075…………, Riverside branch within the Republic of Kenya is a director of Afrex Bridge Connect Limited a cooperate body, jointly and fraudulently obtained 93,000,000 United State dollars (ksh 12,000,000.)from Mercuri Ferdinando G, while purporting that you were in a position to transport by air 550 kilograms of high-value cargo, from Kenya to Dubai a fact you knew to be the fault.
In another count, Marlon was charged with possession of a firearm without a certificate contrary to section 4(1)as read with section 3(a) of the firearm act cap 114 law of Kenya.
“It’s alleged that on the 2nd day of February 2025 at house no.12 in Mt Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Estate at Ol-Pejeta, in Nanyuki within Laikipia county, you were found to own Glock pistol S/no VTY157 without a valid firearm certificate at the time ” read the charge sheet.
