BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED FOR FRAUD (Page 3)

May 20, 2010
Story: Mary Mensah

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a Ghanaian businessman for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian company of $10,834.
The suspect, Lawson Kumi was alleged to have bought equipment from Hitech Nigeria Limited on credit in June, 2008 but failed to pay back.
According to a source at the CID headquarters, the complainant in the case, Dr Onyeonoro Kamanu is the Chief Executive Officer of Hitech Nigeria Limited in Lagos, Nigeria which deals in equipment such as digital cameras, Royal Note Binding machines among others.
It said the suspect, who was an accountant living at Abelemkpe, was also the representative of the Hitech company in Ghana.
He said in 2006, the accused travelled to Nigeria and requested to be appointed the representative of the company in Ghana, as well as parts of other West African ???companies???.
Initially, his request was turned down by the complainant on the grounds that he was not known to the company but after a few days, he was able to convince the CEO that he would be faithful to him.He was finally appointed the company’s representative in Ghana.
In June 2008, the suspect was supplied with four Regiscope Checkcam Cameras all to the tune of $10, 834 on credit with the promise to supply it to a bank in Accra and pay as soon as the bank paid him.
An engineer was sent to Ghana at the expense of the company to install the cameras for the bank and also trained some technicians to maintain it.
After the installation at the bank, the accused went into hiding and has failed to pay Hitech though the bank has paid him.
When all efforts by the complainant to retrieve his money failed, a report was made on April 15, 2010 to the police leading to his arrest and upon interrogation, he admitted to the offence in his cautioned statement and said he sold the machine but made use of the money because times were hard.
The suspected has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Mr D. E. K. Dzakatsey, charged with defrauding by false pretences.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of GH¢20,000 with two sureties. The case has been adjourned to June 9, 2010.

PICTURE SUSPECT SAVED
Picture of suspect saved as Fraudster on Rosemond’s Desktop.