GRi in Court Ghana 10 - 04 - 2001
Two persons remanded for fraud
Accounting Officer on forgery charge
Human Rights advocate remanded for fraud
Two persons remanded for fraud
Accra (Greater Accra) 10 April 2001
Two persons alleged to have defrauded a Tema-based businesswoman of 140,000 US dollars and 16 million cedis under the pretext of supplying her frozen fish were arraigned before a circuit tribunal in Accra on Monday.
George Thompson, a trader and Emmanuel Ernest Eshun, a clearing agent pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretences.
The tribunal chaired by Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Yebuah heard that the accused persons lured the complainant to pay monies into an account of Vintry Trading Enterprise, owned by Thompson.
They made her believe that they had frozen fish on the breakwaters at Tema harbour and that they wanted a buyer who would inspect the product before money could be transferred to the expatriate owner.
The accused later informed the complainant that the owner of the consignment, one Francesco Lemes Iziqierdo of Ghaspan Fishing Company in Spain was demanding money before the fish would be released to the complainant.
Accused then transferred the money to the expatriate without the knowledge of the complainant.
The prosecution said when they failed to take the complainant to where the fish was, she reported the matter to the police. They are to re-appear on April 23.
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Accounting Officer on forgery charge
Accra (Greater Accra) 10 April 2001
An Accounting Officer of the Controller and Accountant General's Department (CA-GD) on Monday appeared before a circuit tribunal in Accra for fraud.
Anthony Okai, 29, charged with five counts of forgery, uttering and possessing forged documents, impersonation and defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty.
Okai was admitted to 10 million cedi bail and the case rescheduled for April 24.
The Prosecution’s case was that in January this year the accused presented a CA-GD payslip bearing the name of one Seth Allotey and Allotey's ID card bearing he (Okai's) picture to the complainant at his office in Accra.
Photocopies of the documents were made and later the original copies were given to the accused with an authority note from the CA-GD, which authorised deduction of 77,000 cedis each month from the salary of Allotey.
According to the prosecutor, Okai collected a bag of rice valued at 250,000 cedis, which was debited against Allotey and deducted from his salary.
The fraud was detected much later on and Okai was then arrested.
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Human Rights advocate remanded for fraud
Accra (Greater Accra) 10 April 2001
An Accra Circuit Tribunal on Monday remanded in prison custody a human rights advocate who allegedly defrauded a man of 46 million cedis under the pretext of securing two plots of land for him.
Baffour Anning, who pleaded not guilty, will reappear on April 12.
The tribunal heard that in 1999, Anning sold two plots of land to one Mr Steve Affranie at a cost of 46 million cedis.
Mechanics were on the land when the complainant started developing it and when he confronted them, they said an Alhaji gave it to them.
Mr Affranie contacted the accused person who admitted that he had sued the Alhaji for ownership of the land and would refund his money to him.
Investigations revealed that on January 25, 1999, Anning filed a suit against some people in a land case but it was struck out for want of prosecution.
The prosecution said this pre-supposed that at the time the accused person sold the land it was a subject of litigation.
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