By August 5, authorities switched track, charging Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion in the amount of $75,000 United States dollars, and criminal racketeering, according to a copy of the charge sheet obtained by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Ilipofika tarehe 5 Agosti, mamlaka zikabadili hoja, Kabandera akashitakiwa kwa makosa ya utakatishaji wa fedha, kukwepa kulipa kodi kiasi cha Dola za Kimarekani 75,000, pamoja na kujihusisha na mtandao wa kiuhalifu.Makosa haya ni kwa mujibu wa hati ya mashitaka waliyonayo Shirika la Kutetea Waandishi wa Habari (CPJ).