Mercy Tetteh, a 30-year-old lotto agent, has been charged with embezzlement and altering her Company’s accounts. The charges relate to incidents that allegedly occurred between March 2024 and August 2024 at the Achimota Mile 7 branch of Alpha Lotto Company Limited, where Tetteh served as the manager.
Tetteh has pleaded not guilty to both charges. The court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Addo, set bail at GH¢500,000 with two sureties. The case has been adjourned to October 7, 2024 for further proceedings.
Brief facts
According to DSP Evans Kesse, the police Prosecutor, the Complainant, Promise Akpam, who resides at Michel Camp, Tema, initially employed Tetteh at Alpha Lotto Company Limited in 2020.
In March 2024, Akpam promoted Tetteh to a manager’s position at one of their sub-agent offices.
Later on, the Complainant detected some discrepancies in the account records of the company, which led to an audit, which revealed that GH¢476,800.00 was missing.
Tetteh, who had been accused of embezzling funds, reportedly used part of the money to purchase a car and open a wig shop.
The matter was reported to the police on August 7, 2024 and Tetteh was subsequently arrested. During interrogation, she admitted to the offenses, where evidence, including photographs, was collected.
The investigation showed that Tetteh had intentionally debited amounts less than what was required in the Company’s records.
