Travel Consultant Remanded on Fraud and Conspiracy Charges

Travel Consultant Remanded on Fraud and Conspiracy Charges

Lamin Dabor, a 40-year-old Sierra Leonean travel consultant residing in the UAE, has been remanded to Pademba Road Prison following an appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2.

The defendant is currently facing a nine-count indictment, including one count of conspiracy and eight counts of obtaining money by false pretenses, pursuant to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.

The prosecution alleges that between May 2024 and September 2025, at a residence on Falcon Street in Freetown, Mr. Dabor conspired with unidentified accomplices to execute a scheme involving the acquisition of funds through fraudulent representations.

Specific allegations state that on May 14, 2024, Mr. Dabor secured payments of 3,000 Leones and 2,000 Leones from Isha Titi Kamara by falsely promising to facilitate her relocation to Canada. Subsequent transactions in July 2024 involved the alleged acquisition of 19,000 Leones and 1,000 Leones under similar pretenses.

The indictment further details additional payments obtained throughout 2025, including 700 Leones in July and multiple sums totaling approximately 13,905 Leones in September, all reportedly linked to the same fraudulent travel facilitation claims.

Mr. Dabor did not enter a plea upon being formally charged. Consequently, Magistrate Fornah denied the application for bail and ordered the defendant to be remanded to the male correctional facility in Freetown.

The legal proceedings, prosecuted by Sergeant Florence M. Wilson, have been adjourned until March 18, 2026.