June 11, 2009 (Page 55)
THE Community Chief of Ashantis in Toronto, Nana Bandoh, has been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman to the tune of $37,000.
Bandoh and another accused person, Bentil Opoku, who is on the run, were alleged to have asked Ms Edna Osei to pay $37,000 to enable them to ship a Toyota Camry saloon car and Infinity FX 35 from Canada to Ghana.
The complainant paid $33,000 for the cars, as well as $4,000 as cost of shipping, but was greeted with shock when she went to the port to clear the cars.
She realised that the accused persons had shipped an empty container, although they had handed over the bill of lading and keys to the cars to her.
Bandoh pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and defrauding by false pretence.
The court, presided over by Mrs Ivy Heward-Mills, remanded Bandoh, who is also a Personal Injury Consultant, to reappear on June 22, 2009.
Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police George Abavelim told the court that Bandoh and Opoku met the complainant who had then travelled to Canada in December 2006 and held a meeting with her.
During the meeting, the two accused persons allegedly asked the complainant to pay $33,000 to enable them to get her the vehicles she had requested for.
The complainant paid the amount for the cars and later paid $4,000 for shipment.
According to the prosecution, a freight and forwarding agent by name Bismark Opoku was contacted to provide the ‘container’ and the necessary documents for the shipment of the cars.
The complainant gave the documents to her agent and when the agent went to the Tema
Port to clear the cars, he was surprised to find the containers empty.
The complainant lodged a complaint with the police leading to the arrest of Bandoh on June 6, 2009 at Kumasi after he had arrived in the country on May 17, 2009.
No comments:
Post a Comment