Sales boy jailed for stealing GH¢353,471 from employer for marriage

A sales boy who stole GH¢353,471 from his employer under the pretext of using the money to marry has been convicted and fined by the Adentan Circuit Court, following the exposure of a wider fraud scheme involving multiple accomplices.

The convict, Alfred Mensah, was charged with stealing and pleaded guilty. The court subsequently ordered him to refund the full amount and imposed a fine of GH¢12,000, in default of which he will serve two years’ imprisonment.

Standing trial alongside him were Mary Asantewaa, a trader, and Emmanuel Okyere, a pastor, who were charged with abetment of crime, to wit, stealing, and dishonestly receiving stolen property.

Others, including Samuel Dika, Miriam Okai and 59-year-old trader Vida Yeboah, were also charged with dishonestly receiving stolen property.

Apart from Mensah, all the accused persons pleaded not guilty. They were granted bail in the sum of GH¢353,471 each with justification.