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THE REPUBLIC
V.
KWAME AMPONSAH & ORS

(2021) JELR 111162 (CA)

Court of Appeal 6 May 2021 Ghana
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- The accused persons were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, fraud by false pretense, and money laundering. - The prosecution presented evidence of a fraudulent gold transaction where the accused persons failed to deliver the gold af

Case Details

Suit Number:H2/9/20
Judges:S. DZAMEFE, JA (PRESIDING) N. AGBEVOR, JA B. MENSAH, JA
Counsel:AUDREY TWUM FOR APPELLANTS; STELLA OHENE APPIAH (PSA) FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT.
Location:Accra

                                                           JUDGMENT

DZAMEFE, JA

The accused persons were charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit crime namely, defrauding by False Pretence contrary to Sections 23(1) and 131 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29, Defrauding by False Pretence contrary to Section 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29 and Money Laundering contrary to Section 1 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2008 Act 749.

COUNT ONE

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

Conspiracy to commit crime namely: defrauding by false pretence contrary to Section 23(1) and 131 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, Act 29.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

1. KWAME AMPONSAH Businessman, 2. DR. CHRISTOPHER OBAREKI Businessman, 3. EUGENIE UMJUNDZI Businesswoman, 4. DANIELE ANDREANI (at large), 5. ADAMS KABA (at large), 6. UMAR (at large), 7. FRANK YEBOAH @ KWAME HORGLE on or about the 22nd day of July of 2015 in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region, acted together with a common purpose to defraud Di Lore…

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