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Multiple legal proceedings against African-American investor and former FBI Special Agent, Tarine Keve Fairman Sr., have been discharged in Sierra Leone for want of prosecution, marking a turning point in what appears to be a transnational business dispute with alleged criminal undertones.
In the Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Magistrate Sahr Kekura on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the case brought by the Inspector General of Police against Fairman was struck out.
The court noted that the complainant had failed to appear on multiple occasions. The prosecution revealed that its witnesses reside in Japan, making their appearance in court difficult.
Citing Section 94 of the Criminal Procedure Act No. 32 of 1965, the defence applied for and was granted a discharge of the matter for want of prosecution. “This matter is discharged due to several adjournments caused by the prosecution’s absence,” the Magistrate ruled.
Similarly, in a High Court civil suit involving DDE Fintech Holdings Japan—represented by Tokuro Kudo, who claims to be a 49% shareholder in DDE F Tech Africa (SL) Limited—Justice L. Taylor J. on April 14, 2025, struck out the action against Fairman and DDE F Tech Africa (SL) Limited.
The ruling followed a Certificate of Non-Entry for Trial and a submission by defence counsel M.N. Bah. All subsequent orders following the writ of summons were vacated, with costs in the cause.
A Deeper Plot Unfolds
Behind these court proceedings lies a disturbing international narrative. Fairman, a former U.S. federal agent and recipient of Sierra Leonean citizenship under President Ret. Brig. Gen. Julius Maada Bio’s Black American Heritage Program, alleges he has been targeted by a criminal conspiracy orchestrated by the Japanese Yakuza—a notorious transnational crime syndicate.
According to credible reports, the Yakuza duped global investors of over $300 million. In an effort to divert scrutiny, they allegedly fabricated claims against Fairman, accusing him of misappropriating the funds and falsely linking him to a fictitious diamond mining operation in Sierra Leone.
These allegations, Fairman maintains, were strategically timed to discredit him, especially as he serves as a key witness in an ongoing case in Tokyo against the Japanese nationals.
Sources close to the case allege that the syndicate extended its influence into Sierra Leone by bribing public officials to reframe a commercial business dispute as a criminal matter.
Fairman, who has invested significantly in Sierra Leone’s economy—including in the mining, disaster preparedness, and security sectors—has maintained a clean record in both the U.S. and Sierra Leone.
Meanwhile, his former Japanese business associates, including Michio Kamiya, Tokuro Kudo, and Yoshimitu Ishikawa, reportedly have extensive histories of financial fraud and criminal misconduct.
With the cases now struck out, Fairman’s legal team is calling for an investigation into the motives behind the allegations and what they describe as a “coordinated international smear campaign” against their client.
