{"id":23904,"date":"2014-03-06T08:38:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T07:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=23904"},"modified":"2014-03-06T08:38:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T07:38:17","slug":"money-laundering-court-adjourns-fani-kayodes-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/money-laundering-court-adjourns-fani-kayodes-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"MONEY LAUNDERING: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode\u2019s Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court in Lagos today fixed March 6 for the re-arraignment of Femi Fani-Kayode who is facing charges of money laundering.<br \/>\nFemi Fani-Kayode<br \/>\nJustice Ofili-Ajumogobia, the third judge to hear the case in the last five years, on February 10 upheld the submission of the Prosecuting Counsel Festus Keyamo, who sought court&#8217;s permission to re-arraign Fani-Kayode on a fresh 40-count charge.<\/p>\n<p>The case was initially adjourned to March 5, but on Wednesday the court adjourned the matter to March 6 at the instance of the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode is facing an amended 40 count charge of laundering about N100m brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n<p>The former minister was first arraigned in December 2008 before Justice Ramat Mohammed on a 47-count charge.<\/p>\n<p>He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N200m.<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode was again re-arraigned before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, after the transfer of Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>By now, when Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia hears the case, the charge has been amended to 40-counts as the EFCC had dropped seven.<\/p>\n<p>In the charge, the former minister is alleged to have conducted transactions with funds exceeding N500,000 without going through a financial institution.<\/p>\n<p>He is also alleged to have accepted cash payments of about N100m during the period when he held sway as minister of aviation and minister of culture and tourism.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal High Court in Lagos today fixed March 6 for the re-arraignment of Femi Fani-Kayode who is facing charges of money laundering. 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