The youthful South Sudanese ‘tycoon’ who recently flossed about his wealth on social media and during an interview on Citizen Tv has been remanded at a Kampala Prison after he was charged with fraud. Lawrence Malong Lual Yor was on Thursday remanded at Luzira Prison alongside two other people. Malong and the other suspects are accused of obtaining $1.9 million dollars (about Sh200 million) from businessman Wegnew Desire purporting to sell to him 150kg of gold. Here is a excerpt from the interview:Jeff Koinange: “But that was you swimming in the money, right? Malong Jr: Yes, and I mentioned in my video that I got my wealth from my Lord Jesus Christ.

Source: Daily Nation March 21, 2019 15:45 UTC