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In Ghana, six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their roles in a payroll corruption scheme, Ghana Business News reports.
The scheme involved ‘ghost names’ and fraudulent salary payments within the Ghana Education Service.
The convictions reportedly followed guilty pleas entered under the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s plea-bargaining framework, leading to full restitution and reparation to the State.
The individuals involved include school administrators, payroll officers, and accountants, who facilitated the illegal validation and reactivation of salaries for a teacher who had vacated his post.
Their actions led to the wrongful payment of more than GH¢86,000, which has now been recovered, bringing the total amount retrieved to GH¢106,319.64.
The office is reportedly pursuing several further suspects as part of a broader, ongoing investigation.
The OSP currently has six other criminal trials ongoing in Accra, Tamale, and Kumasi amid intensifying efforts to charge more individuals under investigation and safeguard the public purse.
Source: Ghana Business News
In Ghana, six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their roles in a payroll corruption scheme, Ghana Business News reports.
The scheme involved ‘ghost names’ and fraudulent salary payments within the Ghana Education Service.
The convictions reportedly followed guilty pleas entered under the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s plea-bargaining framework, leading to full restitution and reparation to the State.
The individuals involved include school administrators, payroll officers, and accountants, who facilitated the illegal validation and reactivation of salaries for a teacher who had vacated his post.
Their actions led to the wrongful payment of more than GH¢86,000, which has now been recovered, bringing the total amount retrieved to GH¢106,319.64.
The office is reportedly pursuing several further suspects as part of a broader, ongoing investigation.
The OSP currently has six other criminal trials ongoing in Accra, Tamale, and Kumasi amid intensifying efforts to charge more individuals under investigation and safeguard the public purse.
Source: Ghana Business News
