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DCI seizes luxury car bought with Sh37 million gold scam cash as investigation intensifies

Fake Gold Scam. [File, Standard]

Detectives have towed from Mombasa a V8 vehicle allegedly bought using proceeds of a Sh37 million gold scam to Central Police Station in Nairobi, as investigations into the elaborate fraud targeting a US national deepen.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the vehicle was purchased in cash by the prime suspect, Paul Chogo, before being registered in a relative’s name in an attempt to conceal ownership.

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