An Eldoret court has sentenced three individuals for impersonating Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) officials and defrauding athletes of approximately sh 800,000.
The defendants, Thomas Kipyatich Kiptoo, Amos Mutai, and Samuel Rono, were each fined sh 30,000 or face one year in prison if they fail to pay.
Chief Magistrate Dennis Mikoyan handed down the sentence after the trio was found guilty of impersonation, as outlined in Section 382 of the Penal Code.
They were charged with falsely presenting themselves as ADAK officers to defraud athlete Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata between September and October 2021 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
Kiptoo, who also went by the names Ali Thamer Kamal and Thomas Kiprotich, faced additional charges for impersonating an ADAK official to deceive athlete Purity Jebichii Changwony.
The three defendants collectively obtained sh 776,700 from the athletes between September 2021 and June 2022.
Kiptoo was found guilty of obtaining sh 546,700 from Lonyangata under the pretense of helping to resolve an anti-doping case.
The court documents reveal that Kiptoo received this money between October 3 and October 31, 2021. Mutai, who was allegedly working with Kiptoo, received sh 30,000 from Lonyangata on October 23, 2021.
Additionally, Kiptoo and others not yet apprehended were charged with defrauding Changwony of sh 200,000, promising to help her with an anti-doping rule violation case between September 20, 2021, and June 2, 2022, also in Eldoret.
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