Member of the council of state, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of frozen foods distribution company, Labianca Company Limited, Eunice Buah Asomah Hinneh, has reportedly died.
According to reports, she died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Labianca Company Limited has been involved in the importation and distribution of frozen chicken, beef, pork, mutton, turkey, fish and many more since the year 2008.
In August 2022, the Office of the Special Prosecutor published an investigative report which revealed that her company had evaded import duties.
An amount of ¢1.074 million was recovered representing a shortfall in import duties paid to the state.
In a report signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, it was alleged that the influence-peddling by Ms Asomah-Hinneh led to a reduction in the tax liabilities for her frozen foods company, Labianca Company Limited.
The Special Prosecutor contended that Ms Asomah-Hinneh leveraged her position as a member of the Council of State and member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to get a favorable decision from the Customs Division.
Deputy Commissioner of Customs in charge of Operations, Joseph Adu Kyei was also named by the OSP for issuing what it described as an unlawful customs advance ruling.
According to the report, this reduced the benchmark values of the goods imported by Labianca Limited leading to reduced tax obligations of the company to the state.
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