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I didn’t take the money, says man behind million-dollar heist

Charles Omondi (left) did several trial runs where he would clear consignments for Citibank. [File, Standard]

When he left his office at Windsor House within Nairobi CBD on the evening of January 4, 1997, Charles Omondi did not imagine that what would follow could be a script for a crime blockbuster movie.

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