Before Senior Resident Magistrate Emilius Mchuru, the accused denied the charges. He was ordered to be remand as the offences he is facing, in particular that of money laundering, is not bailable.
The case has been set for mention on August 17, as investigations have not been completed.
Prosecuting, Senior State Attorney Christopher Msigwa told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 29, this year, at the bank’s headquarters and Oysterbay Branch in the city.
It is alleged that on the said date at the bank’s headquarters, with intent to defraud, the accused forged an invoice dated March 15, 2015, purporting to show that Zenj Motors Company Limited supplied two units of motor vehicles, made Foton Auman, both valued at 193,600 US dollars.
The court heard further that on the same day and place, the accused allegedly forged another invoice dated April 29, 2015, purporting to show that Zenj Motors Company had supplied three units of the same brand of vehicles, all valued at 290,400 US dollars to Lake Trans Limited.
According to the prosecution, on June 29, this year, at KCB Bank's Oysterbay Branch in the city, with intent to defraud, Pindo obtained a sum of 484,000 US dollars by falsely pretending that the same was payment made by Lake Trans Limited to Zenj Company for five units of Foton Auman make vehicles.
The prosecution alleged further that for the purpose of disguising its illicit origin, the accused person transferred the said 484,000 US dollars from an account operated by Lake Trans Company at KCB Oysterbay Branch to another account at KCB Zanzibar Branch, maintained by Zenj Company.
While making such transfer, it was alleged that the accused knew, or ought to have known, that the money involved in the transaction was proceeds of illegal acts, which are forgery and obtaining money by false pretences.
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