Fuel station manager sentenced 10 years to prison for stealing GH¢398,000
An internal audit of the Kwahu-Tafo branch showed misappropriation of funds in the sum of GH¢398,545.56
The Mpraeso Circuit Court has sentenced to 10 years, a fuel station manager of Infin Ghana Limited at Kwahu-Tafo for stealing GH¢398,545 of company funds.
According to prosecutors, an internal audit of the Kwahu-Tafo branch showed misappropriation of funds in the sum of GH¢398,545.56
At trial, the accused Ernest Boakye, denied involvement, stating that the audit was wrong and that he had deposited all the sales at the bank. He however failed to provide copies of bank statements to corroborate his defence upon the court’s request.
According to the court, Boakye’s refusal to tender the bank statements in evidence to aid his defence confirmed his guilt.
The presiding judge, Stephen Kumi delivering his ruling took notice that Boakye committed the crime in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses were laying off workers and people were in distress.
“The complainant company did not lay off the convict. He still kept his job to enable him to take care of himself and his family. Instead of reciprocating this gesture by working diligently and with integrity, he rather decided to betray the trust of the company and stole such a huge sum of money from them,” he said.
