See what the court did to Stanbic worker who duped customers of over GH¢1.8 million

In a recent court ruling at the Accra High Court, Martha Amakye, a 34-year-old outsourced worker of Stanbic Bank, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for swindling numerous customers of the bank out of GH₵1.8 million. The verdict was delivered by Mrs Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe on June 15. Amakye was found guilty of exploiting 246 bank customers between 2015 and 2016 by collecting money from them under the pretense of investing it in fixed deposits with high monthly interest rates. However, it was revealed that she had created fictitious fixed deposits without the bank's authorization.

Initially charged with 31 counts of defrauding by false pretense, Amakye pleaded not guilty. Nevertheless, the court determined that the prosecution had successfully proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Consequently, Amakye received a sentence of eight years for each count, to be served concurrently. Additionally, the court ordered her to repay the defrauded amount, as she had not voluntarily returned the stolen funds.

Interestingly, this incident follows the recent arrest of Emmanuel Sakyi Afriyie, a 25-year-old contract employee of a major Ghanaian bank, who allegedly stole approximately GH₵1.2 million from clients' bank accounts. Some of the victims included a deceased judge and a former Inspector General of Police. Afriyie, who had intentions of fleeing to Dubai with his girlfriend, was apprehended at Kotoka International Airport on June 4, 2023.

Afriyie's fraudulent activities involved covertly recording his employer entering her password and using it to transfer funds from customers' accounts. He carried out these transactions over a span of two months, transferring money to his personal account, his collaborators' bank accounts, and their mobile money accounts. It is alleged that he used some of the embezzled funds to purchase an iPhone 14 Pro Max and a Toyota Camry.

While Afriyie and some of his accomplices were arrested and faced charges of conspiracy and theft, Afriyie alone faced additional charges of falsifying accounts and forging documents, totaling 13 charges in total. He pleaded not guilty to all the accusations and is scheduled to appear in court on June 16, 2023, before Judge Ellen Ofei-Ayeh.

It is worth noting that eleven alleged accomplices are still at large, and the police investigation is ongoing.

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