A businessman in Accra has been sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour. He was found guilty of defrauding a woman of GHC 500,000.
The Accra Circuit Court handed down the sentence today. The court heard that the businessman had promised to invest the money for the woman.
He failed to invest the funds as promised. This led to the woman losing a significant amount of money.
The court found the businessman guilty of the charges. He will serve his sentence with hard labour.
This case highlights the risks involved in trusting individuals with large sums of money without proper agreements.