2023-11-22 00:18:20
Barely 25 years old, Fallou Mboup and Serigne Fallou Diakhaté, as an organized group, are developing their modus operandi. For 3 months, they have been operating a well-designed organization in which they share the tasks. Fallou Mboup goes to cash points to collect small sums. By putting in his number, he took the opportunity to register under the nickname Orange Money. So, he sends Serigne Fallou Diakhaté to make withdrawals. He sends the confirmation message with his number. The agent sees the message from Orange and gives him the requested amount. They have several victims to their credit. The damage is, to date, not defined.
In view of the facts, they were arrested on November 5. The two acolytes appeared this Tuesday, at the bar of the court of flagrante delictos for the heads of criminal association, fraudulent access and maintenance in a computer system of several Orange Money distributors, fraudulent entry into a computer system unduly obtaining advantages , computer forgery, collection of personal data, identity theft of a certain Macodou.
Before the judges, Fallou Mboup, who defended himself first, contested the facts. The second-year student maintains that it was his friend named Moustapha who committed these crimes before leaving him his chip to go to Nicaragua. “Several supplier numbers were found on his contact list. I don’t know this process. I only did the validations. It was not me who generated the messages. I learned the modus operandi through friends. I did not initiate Fallou Diakhate into his shenanigans,” he added. However, the latter, prosecuted for complicity of the leaders held against Mboup, puts forward the complete opposite. He declares that Fallou made him believe that it was his aunt who was going to validate. “I recovered 90 thousand CFA francs. He gave me 30 thousand CFA francs. But I was unaware of his shenanigans,” he said.
As such, the civil party’s counsel, Orange, is claiming 2 million CFA francs from Fallou Mboup in damages. The supporting prosecution requires six months of imprisonment after reclassification for Fallou Diakhaté. Me Abdy Nar Ndiaye in defense of Serigne Fallou Diakhaté proclaims pure and simple release for the accused, freshly returned from the Daara which was used. “If you feel that there is an ounce of guilt concerning him, I ask you to benefit from a benevolent application of the law,” adds the black dress.
Considering that the facts alleged against his client are all established, Mr. Abdourahmane Diallo, on behalf of Fallou Mboup, requests a benevolent application of criminal law. Finally, the court after deliberating declared Fallou Mboup guilty of fraud and sentenced him to a prison sentence of 2 years including three months and ordered the restitution of 2 million to the civil party. The judge acquits Serigne Fallou Diakhate with the benefit of the doubt.
Aïssatou TALL (Actusen.sn)
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