Freight Forwarder fined A26m for altering freight amount

Tema, Sept 19, GNA - The Tema Circuit Court 'A' has imposed a fine of six million cedis on Eric Adomako, freight forwarder, or in default, serve a six-month imprisonment, for altering freight amount. Adomako was convicted on his own plea of guilty on three counts of invading requirement of the law, altering freight amount and stealing. Deputy Superintendent of Police Duuti Tuaruka told the court that on June 27 a customer of Maersk Line, a shipping company in Tema, complained to the authorities that Adomako had over charged him for freight services.

Mr Tuaruka said a receipt dated June 21, 2007, that was issued to the customer by the accused person was crosschecked with the company's data and it confirmed the overcharge. The prosecution said 7,728 dollars written on the receipt did not tally with the 7,328 dollars entered on the company's records.