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How Kenyan Sila Ndungi fleeced the US Government of Sh430m

Prisoner in handcuffs [Courtesy]

A Kenyan jailed in the United States for hacking and stealing Sh434 million from the American government wired Sh200 million to his accounts.

Fresh filings by the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) reveals that Sila Jeffrey Ndungi may not have been the only player in the scam as he received half of the amount.

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