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Police Arrest Four Alleged Accomplices in NBE Phoney Gold Scandal: "In the latest developments of the National Bank of Ethiopia’s (NBE) phoney gold scandal, the Federal Police arrested four brothers for allegedly acting as accomplices to one of the suspects accused of swindling 158 million Br by supplying fake gold to the Bank.
Apprehended on January 16, 2008, the businessmen now under custody are Kaf Mohammed, owner of Sofam Fashion; Sultan Mohammed, owner of Day and Night Multi Choice boutique; Fuad Mohammed, owner of WOW Fashion; and Nuredin Mohammed, owner of Nur Building."

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