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Andrew Danny Stephanus Lahai appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on Monday, August 11, 2025, to answer multiple fraud-related charges linked to a $92,000 U.S. visa scam.
Lahai is charged under the Forgery Act of 1913 with conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by pretense, forgery, and altering forged documents. Prosecutors allege that between April 4 and April 20, 2025, at Satish Drive, Juba Hill, Freetown, he conspired with unknown individuals to defraud businesswoman Isata Koroma.
The charges state that Lahai allegedly received $21,000 on April 4 and an additional $71,000 on April 20, promising to secure U.S. visas for Koroma’s relatives. On May 30, he was accused of forging and presenting a fake U.S. visa with the control number 20251847360005, claiming it was issued by the U.S. Embassy.
The prosecution’s first witness, Alfred Inga Bangura, an IT specialist and brother of the complainant, testified that he witnessed Lahai receive the money on both occasions. He also stated that the funds were delivered by an intermediary named Simbo and that he drafted a receipt at the time, which Lahai signed. A photo of this signed document was submitted as evidence in the case
