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US national charged in Nairobi court over fake gold scam

US national in the fake gold scam case Sergio Patrick Antonucci. [File, Standard]

A US national Sergio Patrick Antonucci has been charged in a Nairobi court with defrauding businessman Tanner Caldwell Cook of more than Sh674 million in a fake gold deal.

Antonucci, who appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Situbi on Monday, denied two criminal charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and obtaining money by false pretenses.

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