Jean Emmanuel Morlon aka Lamarca J. Benjamin, a suspected gold scammer was on Tuesday, February 25 arraigned at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts.
Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court No. 1, Morlon pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including; obtaining money by false pretenses, possession of a firearm without a firearm certificate, possession of ammunition without a firearm certificate, creating a false document, and forgery of an official document.
Morlon, who has been in custody following a 12-day custodial order obtained on February 4, 2025, was brought to the courts by detectives from the Kenya Airport Police Unit (Formation Criminal Investigations Officer – KAPU) at JKIA.
According to the detectives, the suspected fraudster is connected to a gold scam that left two businessmen, a Romanian national and a Swiss national seeking justice after losing USD120,000 (KSh15.5 million).
The investigating team objected to his release on bail, citing concerns that he could be a flight risk.
Consequently, the courts agreed to prosecution’s prayers, remanding Morlon at Industrial Area Remand Prison.
The case is scheduled for a mention on March 3, 2025.
