Victoria Odamea Agbemavah, 37 and a former banker, has been charged for defrauding Seabeige Ghana Limited off the sum of GH¢72,750.00.
She was charged before an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah. Victoria is facing one count of defrauding by false pretences, and two counts on issues of false cheques.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety. Narrating the brief facts of the case, the prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector Isaac Anquandah, said the complainant was George Baadu Adams, Sales Manager for Seabeige Ghana Limited.
The company is the producer of Safare Tissue products, while Victoria Odamea is a former banker. He said, on January 31, 2023, the complainant was introduced to the accused as a businesswoman and needed some of the tissue products.
Based on this assertion, the complainant supplied the accused with 100 pieces of Ahomka tissue valued GH¢20,000, 200 pieces of Jumbo wrapped tissue valued at GH¢22,000, and 50 pieces of mini kitchen tissue valued at GH¢4,500.
The accused was also supplied with 200 pieces of Gye Nyame lite tissue valued at GH¢14,100,
50 packs of Gye Nyame 2 ply tissue valued at GH¢5250.00, and 50 quantities of Skuul pack tissue valued at GH¢6,900.00.
This brings the total sum of the goods supplied to the accused to GH¢72,750.00.
The accused, after obtaining the said products, issued two Consolidated Bank Ghana cheques, with a face value of GH¢36,375.00 each, to be drawn on February 15 and March 1, 2023 respectively.
However, when the complainant was about to present the cheques on the scheduled dates, the accused called him and asked him not to present the cheques and promised to pay the said amount in cash, but failed.
On April 12, 2023, the issue was reported to police and the accused was arrested. It came to light during investigations that the accused sold some of the products to the tune of GH¢49,491.00, but could not account for them.
The accused admitted the offences in her cautioned statement and refunded GH¢10,000 as part of the proceeds.
The court was further told that the accused had subsequently paid GH¢3,000 and pleaded for time to pay the complainant.
After investigations, the accused was charged with the offences and put before the court.
