{
  "id": 760557,
  "title": "Court acquits nine in cyber fraud suit involving Sh3.9 billion obtained from KRA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/court-acquits-nine-in-cyber-fraud-suit-involving-sh3-9-billion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/court-acquits-nine-in-cyber-fraud-suit-involving-sh3-9-billion-obtained-from-kra/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Nairobi court has acquitted nine of 11 suspects in a long-running cyber fraud case in which prosecutors alleged a syndicate hacked the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and fraudulently obtained about Sh3.9 billion. Milimani Chief Magistrate Carolyne Nyaguthii Mugo, in a ruling delivered on August 11, found that the prosecution had failed to establish a [...] The post Court acquits nine in cyber…",
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  "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."
}