Audio By Carbonatix
An Accra Fast Track High Court has sentenced a pastor, Victor Ocloo, to a jail term of five years.
Victor Ocloo was said to have collected $50,000 from a foreign based non-governmental organization (NGO) which had wanted to build a home for people living with AIDS.
Pastor Victor Ocloo collected the said money with the promise to supply the NGO with building materials for the project but failed to honour it as well as refused to refund the money.
He was convicted on two counts of defrauding by false pretence.
He is also to pay an amount of $40,000 in refund of the amount he collected.
It came up during sitting that Pastor Ocloo would have been sentenced two weeks ago but the presiding Judge Senyo Dzemefeh granted counsel’s plea for the accused to be allowed to refund the amount before his sentence, but as at today, he has paid only GH¢10,000.
Justice Dzamefeh therefore advised the complainants to file a civil suit to seek the refund of the remaining $40,000.
Story: Yaa Asantewaa/Asempa News
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Interior Minister imposes curfew on 11 Gushegu communities amid rising tensions
6 minutes -
“Where power lies should not determine who is prosecuted” – Tsatsu Tsikata
38 minutes -
Harriet Nartey nominated for Antalya Diplomacy Forum in TĂĽrkiye
51 minutes -
My siblings and I were blessed with parents who ignited our quest for knowledge – Tsatsu Tsikata
53 minutes -
Mayekoo brings safe water to more than 500 pupils at Vakpo E.P. Primary school
53 minutes -
2024 election result vindicates Mahama after 2020 petition dismissal – Tsatsu Tsikata
1 hour -
Firestorm destroys commercial containers in Accra
1 hour -
Gov’t imposes curfew on 11 Gushegu district communities after chieftaincy clashes
2 hours -
Gas supply disrupted after major fault at Ghana Gas Processing Plant
2 hours -
GPRTU welcomes fuel price cut, suspends planned fare increases
2 hours -
Bawumia is the most prepared and best leader for Ghana beyond 2028 – Abu Jinapor
2 hours -
UMB appoints Noble Eduamah as Group Head, Corporate Banking, strengthening leadership for long-term success
2 hours -
Ecosystems over silos: How Access Bank’s Fintech partnerships are redefining value in Ghana’s financial services sector
2 hours -
GFA hands over five vehicles to RFAs, technical units under FIFA Forward Programme
2 hours -
Drug control must go beyond enforcement to public health response – NACOC Boss
2 hours