The complainant in the alleged 264 carat diamond matter from Kono, Benjamin Marrer, has been accused of embezzlement and lack of transparency by his business partner and sponsor, Tom Efrati of Tomax Capital Management Incorporation based in Los Angeles, USA.
The Chief Executive Officer of Tomax Capital Investment Incorporation, Tom Efrati, has written a letter of complaint against Ben Marrer whom he described as his business partner. He accused Ben Marrer of embezzlement and lack of transparency.
The Los Angeles-based company owner, Tom Efrati, claimed in his letter dated 8th August, 2024 that he was the financier of all mining activities undertaken in Kono by Ben Marrer and Sheku Kabba alias ID Card.
He further claimed that, he had sent money, equipment and vehicles to Ben Marrer for mining activities in Kono but Ben had failed to be accountable to and transparent with him.
In addition, Mr Efrati claimed that, Ben had been “mining and exporting diamonds from Kono” for some time now without his knowledge and consent.
The letter addressed to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources was sent to the Global Times for publication.
When contacted by the Global Times, Ben Marrer denied all the allegations but admitted knowing Tom Efrati as his former business partner.
Mr. Tom Efrati reacted by describing Ben Marrer as “a little man that thrives on conning people”. He did not elaborate.
We have decided to publish verbatim Mr. Tom Efrati’s letter addressed to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources, SLPP Member of Parliament for Kono district, Hon. Saa Emerson Lamina.
