An accountant who is allegedly employed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been charged with 33 charges of defrauding by false pretense at the Circuit Court in Accra.
According to reports, Gabriel Akosah Bobie, 45, scammed his victims, all health support staff, an amount of GHc563,500 under the guise of obtaining their financial clearance and biometric registration for employment.
He entered a not guilty plea to all charges and was given three sureties and a bail bond for GHC 600,000. According to the court, each surety must be supported with titled documentation.
The Court presided over by Her Honour Susanna Eduful has postponed the hearing until September 4 and ordered the prosecution to provide all required disclosures.
The court granted the bail after Attorney Sam Laryea requested it on the grounds that he had credible witnesses who could serve as sureties for him.
According to the brief case facts that prosecuting attorney DSP Evans Kesse provided to the court, the complainants are Ahamadiya Health Service’s health support staff.
According to him, the accused Gabriel Akosah Bobie resides in Bechem and works as an accountant for the Ghana Education Service.
The accuser hired various agents between 2019 and 2022, according to the prosecutor, to promote his ability to obtain financial clearance and biometric registration for potential health supportive workers.
According to the facts, he claimed, the interested complainant began giving the accused various sums of money using mobile money account numbers and Ghana Commercial Bank account numbers in order to expedite the procedure.
After collecting these funds from the complainants in the amount of GHc563,500.00, the accused broke his word and fled.
According to the prosecutor, on July 19, 2023, the defendant was detained in Accra in connection with a related case.
When the complainant learned of the accused’s arrest, she went to the regional office of the Criminal Investigation Department in Accra and lodged the allegations against him.
“During investigations, accused denied the offence. However further investigations disclosed that accused has collected various sums of money from other unsuspected persons under same representation. Accused was charged under investigation.”
Source: Kasapafmonline.com
