The police prosecution has been ordered by court to serve witness statements on three persons including an unemployed who allegedly defrauded a customs officer, civil servant, and others with the assurance to use their links at the Jubilee House to secure them and their relatives jobs.

The Accra Circuit Court ’11’ presided over by Patricia Amponsah ordered that prospecting officer Chief Inspector John Gohoho last week Thursday to serve the witness statements on Samuel Koranteng, 37 and unemployed, Joseph Quaye, 33 and computer technician, and Edmund Nii Okai Attoh, 30 and shop attendant. 

The three are facing two counts on Abetment to commit to wit defrauding by false pretences and six counts on defrauding by false pretences but they have both pleaded not guilty.
They are currently on GH¢260, 000 bail condition with  sureties who should be public servants must justified with titled deeds.
Per the case before the court, the accused persons through false representation allegedly managed to defraud Joana Nettey, a civil servant, Dorothy Yeboah, unemployed, Shirley Naa Ayeley Tagoe, Custom officer, Isaac Nunoo, airline security officer, Abigail Andrea-Gerbah Prentica, unemployed and Daniel Allotey, a banker, who all live at Mamprobi and its environs. 
While Samuel Koranteng and Edmund Nii Okai Attoh live at Mamprobi whilst Edmund Nii Okai Attoh resides at James Town. 
The facts of the case 
A witness in this case, Rudolf Nii Okaija Tagoe is friends with Customs officer and Samuel as well.
The court informed by the prosecution officer that in the month of February, 2022, Samuel called Rudolph on phone to inquired whether he was at home, and the latter responded in affirmative.
Samuel after been welcomed into Rudolph’s home, started a conversation that he has a genuine friend (Edmund) who works with the Director of Operations at the Presidency and could help secure jobs for people but doesn’t do it for free.
According to Samuel, his friend Edmund had assisted several people to be enlisted into the Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Revenue Authority.

Samuel allegedly claimed that “he (Edmund) has also secured jobs for people at [the] Bank of Ghana and visas for other people to travel using the Office of the President.”

Rudolph, after having been convinced by the well packaged and presentable statements by Samuel, was introduced to Edmund. 

Like bushfire, Rudolph also informed the accused persons who also developed interest.

Joana, civil servant, was first to have fallen victim to the trap, as she wanted to change her job to work with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), and therefore, paid an amount of GH¢4,000.00 to Edmund.

Joana further paid GH¢4,500.00 each on behalf of her brother and husband to be enlisted into the Ghana Immigration Service and Ghana Revenue Authority respectively.

Thus, she paid a total of GH¢13,000.00 via his mobile money account number 0552533365 to Edmund.
Dorothy who wanted to work with the Ghana Immigration Service also paid GH¢5,500.00 to Edmund.

Shirley in order to secure a job at COCOBOD for her husband, on April 1 and 2, 2022, paid a total of amount GH¢6,500.00 to Edmund via the same mobile money account number.

On April 4, 2022, Isaac and Rudolph met Edmund at James Town, where he promised to secure a visa for the former to travel to the United States of America because of his working relation with the Director of Operations at the Presidency.

Edmund alleged demanded and collected GH¢4,000.00 from Isaac to start the visa process.

Abigail on the other hand paid GH3,000.00 to Edmund on April 5, 2022 because she wanted work with the Bank of Ghana.

In the month of February, 2022, Samuel again introduced Edmond to Daniel who wanted a job for his wife at the Ghana Ports and Harbour and was charged to pay GH¢9,500.00. 

Samuel made part payment of the GH¢9,500.00 to Edmund in the presence of Samuel and the rest was sent to him via mobile money.

It was at this instance that the accused persons did some background checks on Edmund and realised that everything he had told them was a lie.

As a result, on April 8, 2022, the complainants make a report at the Mamprobi Police Station and Edmund were arrested.

During investigation Samuel confessed to the police that he got to know Edmund through a mutual friend called Joseph and on May 1, 2022, Joseph was arrested..

It was revealed during Investigation that Joseph had used this same tactics allegedly dupe people who are desperately need of job. And through this same scheme, Edmund was arrested by Mamprobi Police two years ago.

In January 2022, Joseph who was burnt on helping Edmund to continue with his duping spree was introduced to Samuel and through the witness, the complainants had become victims of Edmund and Joseph grand scheme.

In all, Edmund gas demanded and collected a total of GHC41,500.00 from the complainants but failed to secure the jobs and visa for them as promised. 
He rather used some of money to renovate his room and the rest on personal effects. 

The court has adjourned the case to July 21, 2022.