Man Accused of Defrauding Lawyer SH17.3 million

Jack Bondori, faces charges at Madaraka law courts of obtaining Sh17.3 million from Lawyer Stephanie Wambui Njoroge in a scheme that went on for more than 18 months.

Mr Bondori is accused of Defrauding Ms Njoroge of the amount on different dates between July 14, 2021, to January 3 this year while pretending to opt her into a real estate business.

It all started when Ms Njoroge met Mr Bondori in a car wash in Kasarani, Nairobi early 2021 where he introduced himself as a real estate businessman and the two exchanged contacts.

The complainants said that she believed the suspect was a real Businessman and she was hoping to get clients for her law firm through their interaction.

The two kept on communicating and in June Mr. Bondori sought a sum of Sh100,000 from Ms Njoroge which she blindly sent.

After seeking payment from Mr Bondori, he convinced her to partner with him and to help him clear a consignment he claimed was being by a company.

He guaranteed her a profit besides being refunded Sh250,000 and the lawyer accepted by giving the suspect more money even though he never paid her the Sh250,000 she had borrowed at the start of July.

Some of Mr Bondori’s accomplices pretended to be working in the company that was holding Mr Bondori’s consignment awaiting payment.

The lawyer told investigators that at one point she had to borrow money from either friends and family but she later opened up to her family about what was going on and reported the matter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kasarani on May 5.

Mr. Bondori was traced and arrested but he denied charges before Makadara Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia. He was released on a bond of Sh5 million with a bail of Sh1 million assuring the court to pay the remaining Sh5 million.

The case will be mentioned on June 8 before the start of the hearing on September 18.