Businessman remanded for fraud

An Accra Circuit Tribunal on Tuesday remanded a businessman in custody for collecting 3,500 dollars, 120,000 cedis and two air tickets from Ms Christian Anim, a trader, under the pretext of securing visa and other travelling documents for her.

Sam Sey pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretences. The case is rescheduled for January 18.

Presenting the facts of the case, Police Inspector Joseph Kwame Anneh told the tribunal, chaired by Mr Mohammed Nabon that the complainant is a trader and lives at Bubuashie in Accra.

He said on May 31 last year, Sey collected the moneys and the tickets from Ms Anim who sought the assistance of the accused, to enable her to secure valid documents to join her relatives.

Inspector Anneh said when Sey collected the moneys and the tickets he failed to honour his promise to assist Ms Anim, but rather used the money to prepare his documents.

According to the prosecutor, at about 23.30 hours on August 11 last year, Ms Anim spotted Sey at the Kotoka International Airport, about to travel to New York.

He said with the assistance of some policemen on duty at the airport, Sey was arrested. He then pleaded for a month in order to refund the money, but he failed to do so.