Jessica Oforiwa, a 35-year-old caterer and hairdresser, has been handed a five-year prison sentence for her role in a GH₵81,060 fraud scheme targeting GCB customers.
Oforiwa was convicted on seven charges, including stealing and abetment of crime, after using cloned cheques to siphon funds from unsuspecting victims.
Her accomplices remain at large, but Oforiwa’s actions, including assisting in misappropriating funds from the bank, were deemed premeditated by the court.
The case, which involved chemical alterations to original cheques, has sparked calls for stronger fraud prevention measures within financial institutions.
Despite being a first-time offender and a mother of two, the court underscored the severity of the crime, urging for increased scrutiny in banking practices to safeguard public trust and prevent such crimes from destabilizing the economy.
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