{"id":5196,"date":"2025-06-11T07:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:48:13","slug":"ugandan-lawyer-twebaze-drake-remanded-over-553500-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/ugandan-lawyer-twebaze-drake-remanded-over-553500-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan Lawyer Twebaze Drake Remanded Over $553,500 Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; Renowned Ugandan lawyer Twebaze Drake has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, conspiracy to defraud, and forgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charges stem from a complex scam involving forged government procurement documents that targeted a US-based firm, KG Unlimited LLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the charges, Twebaze and his accomplices allegedly obtained $553,500 from Talib Antonio McDowell, a representative of KG Unlimited LLC, by falsely claiming that the money was necessary for a statutory compliance fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alleged scam involved a non-existent single-source bidding process for supplying a water plant to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators revealed that the alleged bidding process never existed, and Twebaze, a partner at Nzige, Jamero &amp; Co. 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