Two Italian Nationals who are facing a KSh. 32 million fraud case in Kilifi Law Courts have been charged a fresh with defrauding other foreigners of 135,900 Euros (About Sh. 20,413,539) by a Malindi Court.

The Italian nationals Daniele Lo Coco and Massimo Nativi were arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal investigations (DCI) last Friday outside Kilifi law courts moments after defence hearing of their case.

After the arrest they were taken to the Malindi law courts and appeared before Malindi Principal Magistrate Nancy Makau but were not charged after their lawyer Kinyua Kamundi applied to the court to release them as they had an anticipatory bond from the high court.

On September 3 they appeared in court again and were charged despite effort by their lawyer to plead with the court not to charge them pending their application in the high court to be heard.

Lo Coco and Nativi are facing charges of obtaining money by false pretence .

They were charged that on diverse dates between March 11 2024 and July 31 2024 at Malindi sub County in Kilifi County being Directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited conspired to defraud Matteo Campanini and Campanini Anna of 125,900 Euros by falsely pretending that they would sell to them Villa Number 7 BD erected on land parcel number Kilifi/Jimba/2020, and after having received the money they fraudulently sold the same villa to Nicholas Morello despite having already agreed to sell the said villa to Matteo Campanini and Campanini Anna a fact they knew to be false.

On the Second count the two Italian Nationals were charged that on January 2024 at Malindi Sub County Kilifi County jointly with others not before the court being Directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited they fraudulently sold Villa 7BD erected on land parcel No Kilifi/Jimba/2020 being a subdivision of land Parcel Number Kilifi/Jimba 1870 , to Matteo Campanini and Campanini Anna while knowing that the said property had been fraudulently registered and transferred to Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited.

The two accused persons also faced a third count where they were charged that on Diverse Dates between March 11 2024 and July 31 2024 in the same sub county and county jointly with others not before the court being directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited conspired to defraud Matteo Campanini and Campanini Anna 125,900 Euros by falsely representing that they would sell to them Villa No 7BD erected on land parcel number Kilifi/Jimba/2020 and thereafter having received the said money sold the same Villa to Nicholas Morello despite having already agreed to sell the same villa to Matteo Campanini and Campanini Anna.

In a separate Charge Nativi and Lo Coco were charged that on March 27 2024 at Malindi Sub County of Kilifi County jointly with others not before the court being Directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited they obtained 10,000 Euros from Massimo Maini and Jacquline Akoch Ikapel, Directors of Jamani Limited by falsely pretending that they were in a position and had the lawful capacity to sell them Villa No 12B erected on land Parcel No Kilifi/Jimba/2019a fact they knew to be false.

They were also charged that on diverse Dates between February 28 2024 and March 27 2024 in Malindi Kilifi County jointly with others not before the court being Directors of Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited they sold Villa no 12B erected on land parcel Number Kilifi/Jimba/1870 to Massimo Maini and Jacqueline Akoch Ikapel , Directors of Jamani Limited while knowing that the said property had been fraudulently registered and transferred to Tamu Rafiki Real Estate Limited.

The last count of Conspiracy to defraud stated that on March 27 2024 at Malindi Sub County, Kilifi County jointly with others not before the court conspired to defraud Massimo Maini and Jacqueline Akoch Ikapel Directors of Jamani Limited of 10,000 Euros by falsely representing that they were in a position and had the lawful capacity to sell to them Villa no 12B erected on land parcel number Kilifi/Jimba/2019 knowing the said representation was false.

The Accused denied the charges and spent the night in Malindi Gk Prison till today (Friday) when the Court ordered them to be released on a Sh. 4 million bond in one charge and Sh. 500,000 bond with one surety each.

In the previous charges Lo Coco and Nativi are accused of obtaining Sh. 15 million from Girola Fiorenzo and Sh. 17 million from Rita Nappo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease them houses at Rafiki Village in Watamu between 2018 and 2021.

The accused were charged that on various dates between August 30 2018 and August 1, 2019, at the Watamu area of Malindi Sub County within Kilifi County with intent to defraud they jointly obtained Sh. 17 million from Rita Nappo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease her Villa no 5A.

The Villa was on a Plot of Land number Kilifi Jimba 1544 measuring approximately 0.327 hectares a fact they knew to be false. In the second count, the two Italians were also charged that on various dates between March 21 2020 and February 24 2021 at the Watamu area of Malindi sub-county within Kilifi County with intent to defraud they obtained Sh. 15 million from Girola Fiorenzo by pretending that they were in a position to sublease her Villa number 4 B.

The Villa is reportedly located on plot number Kilifi Jimba 1544 measuring approximately 0.327 hectares a fact they knew to be false.

The Magistrate set the case for mention on September 7.