A trader, Deborah Adjei, has been apprehended and charged with defrauding a contractor, Mallam Issah Ishak, of a substantial sum of GHC3,130,800.
According to court documents, Deborah allegedly received the payment from the contractor under false pretenses, promising to facilitate the release of a fleet of cars impounded by the police in a fraud investigation.
However, she failed to fulfill her obligations, instead misappropriating the funds for personal gain.
The contractor had been seeking to recover the vehicles, which belonged to Deborah’s late husband, since 2021. Deborah’s promises to settle the case with the authorities led to the transfer of the significant sum.
Deborah has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretenses.
She has been granted bail in the amount of GHC3,500,000 with three sureties and is scheduled to appear before the Accra Circuit Court on July 15, 2024. If convicted, she faces a potential prison sentence.
Meanwhile Deborah has accused the police, speicifically the Property Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police Service of siezing her husbands car. She claims the police are asking her to make payments which has made but they have failed to release the cars.
The Property Fraud Section, formerly known as the Property Fraud Unit, was established in May 2006 with an initial staff of 15 personnel. Currently, the Section occupies a portion of the 1st floor of the CID-Headquarters building.
