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Ivory Coast: About ten influencers prosecuted for criminal conspiracy and money laundering

About ten Ivorian influencers and personalities are targeted in an investigation for alleged real estate fraud and money laundering.

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Palais de justice d’Abidjan. Photo : Alex Sirac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

The Economic and Financial Criminal Division is pursuing about ten Ivorian influencers and public figures in a suspected real estate fraud case involving fraud, criminal conspiracy, and money laundering.

At the center of the case is Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, known as “Maman Na Caï Caï,” already implicated in the alleged sale of plots she did not own. More than 60 individuals have come forward as plaintiffs, and the provisional damage is estimated at over 320 million CFA francs.

Among the personalities mentioned are also former international Geoffroy Serey Dié, Apoutchou National, Pantcho Le Gatair, John Jay, Maa Bio, and Yaka Yaka from Paris. Their level of involvement is yet to be clarified by the investigation.

The individuals concerned benefit from the presumption of innocence as long as no final decision has been rendered.

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