A 35-year-old launderer, Mosley Anderson Klopa, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for defrauding 18 people of GH¢227,500 and $23,250.
Mr Klopa is reported to have taken GH¢227,500 under the guise of finding jobs for 12 of the victims at the Bank of Ghana, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), USAID, and Newmont Ghana.
He also took $23,250 from six of the victims under the pretext of getting them Canadian and US visas to work for one to two years.
Mr Klopa, who was charged with 18 counts of defrauding by false pretence, pleaded not guilty.
The court, presided over by Mr. Isaac Addo, admitted Klopa to bail in the sum of GH¢800,000 with two sureties to be justified.
It further ordered Klopa to deposit his passport with the registry of the court.
The prosecution was also ordered by the court to comply with the rules of disclosure.
The matter has been adjourned to September 23, 2024.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Josephine Lamptey, urged the court to admit Mr Klopa to bail on conditions that would compel him to appear to stand trial.
The defence counsel for Klopa said his client was not a flight risk because he had been on police enquiry bail.
According to the counsel, Mr Klopa was married with three children and was working within the court’s jurisdiction.
The case of the prosecution was that the complainant, Cynthia Abrafi Owusu, is unemployed and Klopa lives in Teshie Rasta, Accra.
According to the prosecution, in January and February 2024, Klopa informed Owusu that he had job openings in Ghana and two-year visas for employment in the United States and Canada.
The court heard that Owusu was charged with finding interested parties.
The prosecution said Owusu got interested and recruited several victims, including Ignitia Hermans, Elijah Ampofo, William Agyei, Eugene Prah, Peter Acquah, Eunice Opoku Agyeman, Stephen Duah Agyeman, Kojo Acheampong and Eric Nakaar.
The others are Martha de-Heer Johnson, Princess Donkor, Richard Arueetey, Icoom, Madugu, Fiona Ofori and Winfred Danso.
The prosecution said Klopa obtained GH¢227,500 and $23,250 from Owusu but failed to deliver by the end of the first quarter of 2024 as promised.
A report was made to the Police and Klopa was arrested and in his caution statement, refunded $1,000 to Owusu.
Source: GNA