A 26-year-old cashier has been dragged to the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly investing her company’s daily sales into an online scheme which later turned out to be fraudulent.
According to court documents, Taibatu Sulley, who has been charged with one count of dishonestly appropriating GH¢306,140, was supposed to deposit the sales into the company’s bank account but instead invested GH¢250,775.72 into the scheme over four days and went into hiding.
However, Sulley pleaded not guilty to the charges when she appeared before the court presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah.
She has since been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢ 320,000 with three sureties, two of whom must be public servants earning not less than GH¢ 3,000 monthly.
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The accused is to deposit her passport at the court registry, while the prosecution has been ordered to file all necessary documents before the next date.
The case has been adjourned to March 16, 2025.
Prosecution’s facts
Per the facts narrated to the court, Sulley has been working with the company as a cashier for the past three years.
On December 19, 2024, the accused, as part of her duties, was supposed to deposit the daily sales of GH¢ 223,180 into the company's bank account at the Fidelity Bank, Tudu Branch but failed.
On December 28, 2024, the accused also failed to deposit the daily sales of GH¢13,920.
Again on December 20, 2024, the accused further failed to deposit GH¢3,800 into the company account.
In addition to that, Sulley further failed to deposit GH¢65,240 on December 31, 2024, totalling GH¢306,140.
The prosecution said the accused, after failing to deposit the sales into the company's bank account, suddenly stopped reporting to work and went into hiding.
The complainant became alarmed about the sudden absence of the accused person from work and after deciding to check the bank balances, realised no sales had been deposited in the account.
The complianant then reported the matter to the police.
On February 14, 2025, the prosecution said the accused person was arrested in her hideout at Ga Odumase near Pokuase.
During investigation, the prosecution told the court that it was revealed that, Sulley used GH¢250,775 to invest in an online investment which turned out to be fraudulent.
“In her caution statement, she admitted the offence and stated that she did not know the online investment was a fraudulent transaction until she requested her funds and they failed to pay the principal and the interest but rather asked her to top up with more money before she will be able to withdraw all her money from the investment,” the prosecution told the court.
