{
  "id": 11698043,
  "title": "Brian Reeves posed as Canadian Consular to defraud travel firm of Sh51 million, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/brian-reeves-posed-as-canadian-consular-to-defraud-travel-firm-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/brian-reeves-posed-as-canadian-consular-to-defraud-travel-firm-of-sh51-million-court-told/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Milimani court heard the case of Brian Reeves, who allegedly posed as a Canadian Embassy consular to defraud a travel company of over Sh51 million. Reeves allegedly received Sh51,244,065 through bank and mobile money transactions by promising to facilitate Canadian visa applications for the company's clients. The initial amount reported was Sh89,185,000, but investigators later revised it after excluding unverifiable cash transactions. Golden Key Travel Consultant Limited, the complainant, was a company involved in travel services, including trips to Canada. The company was found to have operated under two names before changing to Golden Key Travel Consultant Limited. Reeves introduced himself to the company's representatives as a consular from the Canadian Embassy. The investigation uncovered fraudulent identification documents and recovered items that allegedly supported Reeves' false claims. The money was transferred to accounts controlled by Reeves by the company's director and employees. Six clients successfully obtained visas through this arrangement. Reeves was arrested after investigators traced and confirmed the financial transactions. The prosecution's case continues, with the defense set to cross-examine the investigating officer.",
  "summary": "A Milimani court has heard that Brian Reeves allegedly posed as a Canadian Embassy consular and received more than Sh51 million from a travel company after promising to facilitate Canadian visa applications for its clients. The court was told that Reeves received a total of Sh51,244,065 through bank and mobile money transactions in connection with [...] The post Brian Reeves posed as Canadian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}