Businesswoman charged for issuing dud cheque

Priscilla Mary Amegashie, an Accra businesswoman, has appeared before a circuit tribunal in Accra charged with issuing a dud cheque for 188 million cedis.

Priscilla, 47, proprietress of Gemtal Business Enterprise at Abelenkpe, pleaded not guilty and was granted 100 million cedis bail with a surety to reappear on July 27. Detective Police Chief Inspector Edward Antwi told the tribunal that sometime in September, last year, the accused collected goods worth 312.1 million cedis from Continental Commodity Trading Company (CCTC). Priscilla, the prosecutor said, promised to pay the amount in installment and issued a cheque for 188 million cedis to be drawn at the Metropolitan and Allied Bank in Accra. The cheque was dishonored but all attempts made by CCTC to collect the money proved futile. The company, therefore, reported the matter to the police.