Businesswoman, 62, charged with fraud in $80,000 land case
A 62-year-old businesswoman has been dragged to the Achimota Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman on the pretext of selling four plots of East Legon land worth $80,000 to the latter.
According to court documents, Nana Ama Nwarueze a.k.a Ohemaa, allegedly posed as the owner of the parcel of land and succeeded in taking the money from Roger Agbavor under false representation.
The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stephen Ahiale, has charged the accused with one count of fraudulent transaction of land and another count of defrauding by false pretence.
Nwarueze has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since been granted bail at the court presided over by Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong.
However, the case has been referred to the Attorney-General on the grounds that the amount involved was beyond the prosecutorial powers of the police.
The accused is also facing multiple charges in three separate cases at the Adabraka District Court presided over by Abena Asoh Owusu-Omenyo.
In the first case, she has been accused of posing as a business mogul who owns expensive properties, including the Ohemaa Plaza at East Legon, some fishing vessels in Takoradi and a house at the Airport Residential Area in a bid to get the complainant in the case to give her $13,000.
The prosecution has charged her with one count of defrauding by false pretences.
In the second case, Nwarueze has been slapped with two counts of defrauding by false pretences.
That was after the prosecution had accused her of defrauding a pastor of GH¢ 170,000 on the pretext of clearing her goods at the Tema Port.
According to the prosecution, Nwarueze issued two blank cheques in an attempt to refund the money, but same did not go through.
In the third case, she is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a CCTV technician of GH¢ 9,000 on the pretext of securing him an American visa.
At the Adabraka District Court, she has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢ 200,000 with two sureties, one of whom must be justified.
