REPUBLIC VRS MOHAMMED (CC. 157/2022) [2024] GHACC 264 (15 May 2024)
The accused was entrusted with GH¢15,000.00 as a trustee for the company to procure ECG meters but dishonestly appropriated the funds for personal use without authority, failed to account for or refund the money, and went into hiding, thereby fulfilling all elements of fraudulent breach of trust under Act 29/60.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS MOHAMMED (CC. 157/2022) [2024] GHACC 264 (15 May 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Fuseini Ibrahim Mohammed
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 15 May 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- conviction and sentence
- Legal Topics
- Fraudulent Breach of Trust, Dishonest Appropriation, Employee Embezzlement
- Source Language
- eng
Case Brief
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Fuseini Ibrahim Mohammed
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused dishonestly appropriated GH¢15,000.00 entrusted to him as a trustee for the benefit of Tropigha Farm Ltd.
- 2 Whether the prosecution proved the essential elements of fraudulent breach of trust beyond reasonable doubt
Ratio Decidendi
The accused was entrusted with GH¢15,000.00 as a trustee for the company to procure ECG meters but dishonestly appropriated the funds for personal use without authority, failed to account for or refund the money, and went into hiding, thereby fulfilling all elements of fraudulent breach of trust under Act 29/60.
Court Disposition
conviction and sentence
Orders
- Accused found guilty of fraudulent breach of trust under section 128 of Act 29/60.
- Accused sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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