GES accountant in court for defrauding 169 healthcare support workers
Gabriel Akosah Bobie, 45, was said to have collected the money by soliciting the support of some agents who marketed his ability to secure financial clearance in addition to biometric registration for interested health workers.
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A Ghana Education Service (GES) Accountant has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of defrauding 169 healthcare support workers of GH¢563,500.
Gabriel Akosah Bobie, 45, was said to have collected the money by soliciting the support of some agents who marketed his ability to secure financial clearance in addition to biometric registration for interested health workers.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to 33 counts of defrauding under false pretences, and was also granted bail in the sum of GH¢600,000 with three sureties to be justified by title deeds of their properties.
The court ordered the Police to expedite their investigations and thus adjourned the matter to September 4, 2023.
Background
The prosecution told the court that the complainants are healthcare support workers at Ahmadiyya Health Service, whilst Bobie works as an accountant with the Ghana Education Service and lives in Bechem.
According to the prosecutor, between 2019 and 2022, Bobie contracted agents to advertise his ability to secure financial clearance and biometric registration for interested health support workers.
To facilitate the process, the complainants began sending money to Bobie through his agents via mobile money account numbers 0542036310, 0591838707, and Ghana Commercial Bank account number 4131010023221.
Bobie failed to keep his promise and went into hiding after receiving GHC 563,500.00 from the complainants.
The prosecution said on July 19, 2023, Bobie was arrested in a similar case in Accra.
