A man accused of defrauding his employers to the tune of over a billion new Leones have be arraigned before the court.

The accused – a 37-year-old miner and resident of Makeni is said to have obtained the total amount of one billion and eighty thousand new leones through false representation thereby committing an offence under the Anti Money laundering and Combating of financing of terrorism act No.2 of 2012.

Acting chief justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke presiding over the case observed that the accused facing trial on a three count charge of conspiracy to Defraud, Embezzlement, contrary to section 17 (b) of the larceny act,1996 Anti Money laundering and Combating of financing of terrorism act No.2 of 2012 had on a diverse day between the 31st December to the 20th day of August 2021 at Kabala in the northern province of SierraLeone, conspired with another person to defraud one Alie Condah making him to part with fifty one thousand six hundred and ninety two point four seven five (51,692.475k) Carats Gold, being property of DOJO Resources (SL) limited his employer.

As alleged the value of the f gold obtained through false representation amounted to five hundred and thirty-eight thousand, four hundred and sixty four united states dollars ($ 538,464) equivalent to the sum of One Billion Two hundred and eighty thousand new leones (Nle 1,269,680,000).