American Man Charged with Defrauding a Kenyan of Sh3 Million

An American national was on Friday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly defrauding a Kenyan of Sh3 million in a fake business deal.

Von Houten Cornelious Dixonwas appeared before Milimani law courts Chief Magistrate Wendy Michemi where he pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

The accused was granted a Sh500,000 bond together with one surety or a cash bail of Sh200,000 and one contact person.

The court heard that Dixonwas told the complaint that he was in a position to franchise Kutiko Express Business to Java Coffee, a fact he knew to be false.

He is alleged to have committed the offense between December 9th and 30th, 2021.