According to sources,the Economoc and Financial crimes Commission,EFCC today monday re-arraigned a Lagos based Hotelier,Augunos Okoro,for allegedly defrauding a German businessman of $330,000.He is facing a 38 count charge bordering on conspiracy,obtaining money by false pretences,forgery and altering.Augunos Okoro,who is the proprietor of Lagos York Hotels,was previously arraigned on 30 May 2003,before Justice Kudirat Kekere Ekun and had pleaded not guilty to the charge.He was re-arraigned before Joseph Oyewole who granted Okoro bail before the trial was stalled as a result of his alleged ill health.The case was transferred to Justice Ipaye due to the fact that the previous Judge Joseph Oyewole was promoted to the court of appeal.It was established by the EFCC Lawyer {Prosecutor} Miss Taiwo Ogunleye,thar Mr Okoro conspired with Morris Ibekwe {now deceased} and Chief E.A Okoro to commit the offence between October and November 1992.She said the defendant obtained the money from the complainant,Mr Klaus Munch and his firm System Organisation of Germany.She further said that Mr Okoro claimed that the money was sunday payments to various government officials for the facilitation of a $30 million project on behalf of the company.Okoro allegedly perpetrated the fraud by forging the seal,stamps and other documents of various Federal Government Agencies.Okoro pleaded not guilty to the charge,when it was read to him.Okoro was allowed to continue to be on bail earlier granted to him by the the former trial Judge.The matter is adjourned till 9th of December for trial.One more picture below. 
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