Wanted Oil Broker Gets Bail After GH¢2.15m Fraud Allegations

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Following his arrest by the Ghana Police Service CID, Jeremiah Darlington Quainoo, a 43-year-old petroleum merchant, was given bail. Quainoo was previously listed as wanted after going into hiding due to accusations of defrauding a large petroleum firm and refusing two official police invitations.

 

According to investigators, the suspect reportedly purchased gasoline items without paying for them, leaving GH¢2.15 million outstanding. Quainoo tried to help by giving a GH¢650,000 check after police had already detained another person connected to the crime. But when the check was presented at the bank, it bounced. Police saw that this was Quainoo's fifth unpaid check in relation to this subject.

 

Quainoo repaid some of the money that had gone missing after his ultimate arrest and made a written pledge to pay the remaining amount. While the police sent the official case docket to the Attorney General's office, the Kotobabi District Court granted him bail. As the case develops, legal authorities will now examine the documents to determine the next course of action for prosecution.

 Source: www.metrotvonline.com