The date of the trial deliberations set for January 17, PM Timera risks one year in prison. The traveling merchant, prosecuted for fraudulent access to a computer system, is accused of having pumped the Orange money accounts of distributors. The lawyer for Orange Finance Mobile, a civil party, is demanding more than 22 million CFA francs.
According to the modus operandi revealed by Les Échos, taken up by Seneweb, the defendant, domiciled in Petit Mbao, “went to the places where lost identity documents are deposited”: “He [en] recover [quelques-unes] before opening numerous Orange Money accounts in the name of the owners.”
Unfolding her plan, Timera goes to money transfer points. On site, “he asks the managers to send him a paltry sum. Thus, he takes advantage of the moment when the manager proceeds to [la transaction] to spy on him [afin de] memorize your secret code. After this, he uses the said code to transfer [une somme conséquente] in his own account when he is given the cell phone to enter his telephone number,” the newspaper underlines. The same source echoes complaints following “its numerous illicit practices”.
Located thanks to Sonatel then arrested, Timera however denies the facts, explaining “having been caught when he was buying a simple cell phone”. Seized during his arrest, “many Sim cards were sealed”.
In his indictment, the Prosecutor demands a fine of 5 million, concludes Les Échos.
