Kenya officials arrest fake lawyer who allegedly won 26 court cases

Fake Lawyer Wins 26-Straight Cases Before Being Caught And Arrested

A man posing as a lawyer won 26 cases in a row before eventually being caught and arrested. Kenyan authorities arrested “Brian Mwenda” last week after reports began coming in that Mwenda never passed a bar exam and allegedly had no legal qualifications whatsoever to argue cases. If that wasn’t enough, it turns out that Brian wasn’t even Brian – he stole the identity of a REAL lawyer. Yes, that’s right my man went straight up Joe Pesci as Vinny…

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Kenya Officials Arrest Fake Lawyer Who Won 26 Court Cases

Mwenda had been able to portray himself as a qualified attorney for a considerable amount of time, according to the report, and judges did not doubt his abilities until after his most recent arrest.

A bogus barrister was arrested in Kenya who managed to steal the identity of a real lawyer and appeared in court under his name. The case aroused considerable emotions in the country, but the fraudster also found his supporters.

Si è finto avvocato e, pur non avendo alcuna formazione legale, è riuscito nell’impresa di vincere dozzine di cause – 26 per l’esattezza -prima di essere scoperto. E’ questa l'”impresa” compiuta in Kenya da Brian Mwenda. Come ha fatto? L’astuto truffatore si è introdotto nel portale della Law Society of Kenya (l’equivalente dell’Ordine degli avvocati italiano) e, scovato un praticante avvocato suo omonimo, ha sostituito i dati con i suoi. La mes…

'Brilliant mind': 'Fake lawyer' who won all 26 of his cases arrested

With his track record, you wouldn't bet against him representing himself.