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EUGENE ASIAMAH BOADI
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(2023) JELR 111158 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Jan 2023 Ghana
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- The accused/appellant was charged with fraudulent breach of trust and money laundering. - The accused allegedly appropriated $1.5 million that was entrusted to him as a trustee on behalf of the complainant. - The accused claimed to have f

Case Details

Suit Number:H2/13/22
Judges:SENYO DZAMEFE, JA (PRESIDING) AMMA GAISIE, JA NOVISI ARYENE, JA
Counsel:DORA QUAYE (SSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC; THEOPHILUS DONKOR FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

DZAMEFE, JA

The accused/appellant was charged with the following;-

COUNT ONE

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

FRAUDULENT BREACH OF TRUST CONTRARY TO SECTION 128 OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT 1960 (ACT 29)

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Eugene Asiamah Boadi; Chartered Accountant: Between September and December 2015, in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region, did dishonestly appropriate an amount of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($1,500.00.00), which was vested in you as a Trustee on behalf of Abena Nyantakyi.

COUNT TWO

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRARY TO SECTION 1(1) (C) OF THE ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING ACT 2008 (ACT 749)

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Eugene Asiamah Boadi; Chartered Accountant: Between September and December 2015, in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region, used the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($1,500.00.00), knowing it to be proceeds of crime.

BRIEF FACTS AS GIVEN BY THE PROSECUTION

The complainant in this case is the General Manager of Ai…

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