The Attorney-General has officially filed 11 charges against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director of the Signals Bureau, his wife Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited. The charges, detailed in the official charge sheet, allege a series of financial crimes.
Here is a breakdown of the charges:
1. Count One: Stealing
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with dishonestly appropriating approximately GH¢27,100,000.00 on or about February 5, 2020, under the guise of procuring a cyber defense system.
2. Count Two: Stealing
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with dishonestly appropriating approximately GH¢1,000,000.00 on or about March 20, 2020, also under the pretense of procuring a cyber defense system.
3. Count Three: Stealing
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with dishonestly appropriating approximately GH¢21,000,000.00 on or about March 30, 2020, related to the same alleged cyber defense system procurement.
4. Count Four: Conspiracy to steal
Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Angela Adjei Boateng are jointly charged with conspiring to steal approximately GH¢49,100,000.00 in February and March 2020.
5. Count Five: Defrauding by false pretences
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with causing the Government of Ghana to part with approximately GH¢49,100,000.00 by falsely pretending to buy a cybersecurity system.
6. Count Six: Wilfully causing financial loss to the state
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with wilfully causing the Republic of Ghana to lose approximately GH¢49,100,000.00 in February and March 2020.
7. Count Seven: Using public office for profit
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with dishonestly abusing his position as Director of the Bureau of National Communication for private benefit, involving approximately GH¢49,100,000.00.
8. Count Eight: Collaboration to commit a crime
Angela Adjei Boateng is charged with collaborating with Kwabena Adu-Boahene to dishonestly abuse his public office for private benefit, involving approximately GH¢49,100,000.00.
9. Count Nine: Obtaining public property by false statements
Kwabena Adu-Boahene is charged with causing approximately GH¢49,100,000.00 to be given to him by falsely representing the purchase of a cyber defense system.
10. Count Ten: Money laundering
Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited are jointly charged with taking possession of funds totaling approximately GH¢49,100,000.00, knowing they were acquired through stealing.
11. Count Eleven: Conspiracy to commit money laundering
Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor, and Advantage Solutions Limited are jointly charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, involving approximately GH¢49,100,000.00.
By: Evans Effah
