Manager In Court For Money Theft

A 51-year-old Manager, accused of stealing an amount of GHC 898,669.00, the property of Daniel Ofori, Managing Director of DAN TO BE Enterprises, Tarkwa has been granted bail in the sum of GHC 950,000.00 with two sureties by the Tarkwa Circuit Court.

The accused person, William Minah is to deposit GHC 50,000.00 and surrenders his passport to the Circuit Court registrar.

Accused pleaded not guilty and would re-appear before the court on 26^th July, 15.

Presenting the facts, Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah told the court, presided over by Mr Justice Obeng Asante, that the complainant, Daniel Ofori alias THE BOY is a businessman staying at Tarkwa and he is having hard ware store known as DAN TO BE Enterprise at Tarkwa..

He narrated to the court that, in the year 2010, the complainant employed the accused William Minah his former manager who was managing all affairs in the store.

Early 2015, the complainant detected abnormality and income level in the store has gone down.

Also, he detected that the quantity of wares in stock has dwindled.

The complainant then engaged his internal auditor to take stock of the wares and shortages in store.

Chief inspector Amponsah said, the accused was confronted to that effect but he could not account for the shortages in the store. A complaint was made to the Police and the accused was arrested and cautioned.

During investigations, it came into light that, the accused has introduced himself to the customers as the managing director of the company and also posses printed complementary cards as director of the company.

Again, it was also revealed that, accused person has established his own company with the complainant’s logo where he has gone to purchase iron rod valued GHC 170.00. on credit without the knowledge of the complainant.

Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah said, a search was conducted in the accused office and Cheques listed bearing names of DAN TO BE Enterprise and other customers names were retrieved in his drawer.

The prosecutor said, the complainant realized the lost in the enterprise and engaged external audit firm known as Trust Assurance to audit the accused person.

The accused was invited on several occasions by the auditors to assist audit his records in the shop but he refused and later wrote a letter through his council that he will not submit himself for the auditing.

Base on that, the auditors audit the reports of the accused in his absence and submitted their findings to the police which indicate that the accused had stolen an amount of GHC 898,669.00.

Further investigation established that the accused person used part of the stolen money to put up building at Asana near Kikam and also bought Hundai Grace commercial vehicle with registration number No. WR 3319-12 and registered in the name of his brother in-law Francis Gyan at Kikam together with two Taxi Cabs which are yet to be retrieved.

After investigation, he was charged with the offence.