An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 34-year-old Data Analyst to two years imprisonment for defrauding a businessman of GHC11,800 under the pretext of securing him a job at the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA).
Anthony Dunyo is said to have presented himself to the complainant as a close Associate of Mr Francis Asenso -Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing and Member of Parliament of Bantama.
Dunyo claimed he could secure jobs for people in other institutions through the Minister but failed.
Investigations showed that Dunyo was not an employee of the Ministry.
Charged with defrauding by false pretences, Dunyo pleaded guilty with explanation before the court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah.
Dunyo informed the court that he had worked with the NPP Campaign team at the National Head office and that among the team was one Mr Gideon who gave him job offers.
According to him, Mr Gideon could not offer him the job as promised and admitted that he had refunded GHC2,000 to the Police, which the case investigator confirmed.
The court after listening to his explanation held that the accused person’s explanation confirmed his guilt and convicted him on his own plea.
The court further ordered the prosecution to give the GHC 2,000 refunded by the accused to the complainant.
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