Belgian billionaire who offered college girlfriend Ksh102M sneaks out of Kenya
The Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) now claims that Belgian billionaire, Marc De Mesel, who is wanted for his involvement in money laundering allegations, has snuck out of the country to neighboring Tanzania.
Speaking in court, ARA alleged that Mesel left Kenya for Tanzania, crossing the Namanga border disguised as a pedestrian.
Mesel is under investigation by the ARA after offering his college girlfriend and close family members more than Kshs 650 million.
ARA told the court that she was unable to locate Mesel after he fled to Tanzania with Felista Njoroge, his college girlfriend to whom he offered Ksh 102 million.
Cryptocurrency investor Merc De Mesel in Europe in 2017
Courtesy of Merc De Mesel Twitter
“It remains a mystery as we cannot locate him to shed light on the source of his funds. He crossed from Kenya to Tanzania through the Namanga border as a pedestrian.
“He is a person of interest whom we suspect of recruiting young Kenyan girls into an international criminal racket,” the agency said.
ARA told the court that she suspected Mesel of being part of an international syndicate involved in money laundering and that he was using the Kenyan ladies to clean up the suspicious amounts.
“We discovered that she was part of a syndicate involving complex money laundering schemes with individuals from various countries, including Belgium where she received the money from under the pretext that it was ‘a gift from her boyfriend,’ ARA said, through attorney Stephen Githinji. to research.
Earlier in the week, a third woman identified as Jane Wangui Kago who was accused of being part of the money laundering scheme involving Mesel was charged with explaining how she received Ksh 49 million from the Belgian.
She told detectives that the Ksh 49 million was a gift she received from him to build a house for her mother. Wangui further explained that some of the money was to be used to expand her clothing and salon business as well as fund her vacation in Portugal.
ARA said Wangui received the money in two phases; 3.1 million Ksh and 45.6 million Ksh.
Cryptocurrency investor Merc De Mesel in Europe (undated)
Courtesy of Merc De Mesel Twitter
The ARA noted that the suspicious transactions prompted the government agency to summon Wangui to explain the source and purpose of the money.
Wangui’s sister Tebby Wambuku Kago is also Mesel’s girlfriend.