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City fraudster charged with being in possession of 100M fake US dollars

Nairobi tycoon Stephen Mark Oduk was Friday charged with with being in possession of 100 million in fake US dollars and fake gold. Oduk, who appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi on Friday, denied two counts of being in possession of papers for forgery and preparation to commit a felony. The flamboyant businessman was arrested on September 26, 2019 at his Plan 254 club inNairobi’s Kilimani area. It is said that during the raid at his club, the DCI sleuths recovered other items that include 147 bars of fake gold in the early morning raid. Oduk has previously been linked of defrauding Danta International for gold scamming. He was released on Sh 1 million bond or a cash bail of Sh 500,000. The matter will be heard on October 30, 2019 and be mentioned on October 7, 2019. Four years ago, the flashy tycoon Lucas Mbadi, alias Steve Oduk painted the town red when he threw a party for his lover, Aeedah Bambi. Oduk made arrangements to rent out the entire club so that his lover could celebrate her 20th birthday in an exclusive environment. The couple who also clad in matching golden attires which set them back some Sh 290, 000. It is said that in attendance were businessmen Paul Kobia, Jared Otieno, Babu Owino, Fundi Frank, Chris Obure, Owago Onyiro were among the 200 guests who attended the party.
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