The former General Manager of IBM East Africa has been arraigned before Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi facing charges of conspiracy to defraud.
The ex-general manager, Nicholas Alexander Nesbit is accused of conspiring to defraud Vimal Bhimji Shah Ksh 102,437,500 by falsely pretending he would convert the said money into US dollars.
Nesbit was set to be charged alongside his business partner, Boytorun Mehment Bulent, a British National.
However, the magistrate heard that Bulent flew the Jurisdiction of the court after running out of the country immediately he was released on police cash bail of Ksh 200,000 last week after arrest.
It is believed that Bulent flew the country before a red alert issued by police on his passport could take effect.
It is alleged that Nesbit and Bulent used their Bee N Bee Kenya Limited business power to lure the complainant into believing their trick.
Appearing before Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Nesbit denied the charges.
His Advocate Cliff Ombeta urged the Court to maintain the Ksh 200,000 police cash bail issued to his client by the police saying he voluntarily brought himself to court.
The case will be mentioned before the court at noon for the bail and bond determination after the prosecution informed court that they would be opposing to the release of the accused person on bond and or bail.
