The former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwaben Adu-Boahen, has been accused of misappropriating government funds meant for national development.
According to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, Adu Boahen together with his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited have been charged over corruption offences.
They are facing 11 counts of offences which include stealing, money laundering, wilfully causing financial loss to the State and other charges detailed as follows:
1.Stealing: Kwabena Adu-Boahen has been charged for misappropriating Ghc 27,100,000.00 which he claimed was going to use to procure a cyber defense system for the Republic from ISC Holdings Limited on 5th February 2020.
2.Stealing: The suspect also appropriated an amount of 1 million Ghana cedis (1,000,000.00) under the guise of purchasing a cyber defense system for the Republic. And this happened on March 20,2020.
3.Stealing: Kwaben Adu promised the same cyber defense system procurement and took the sum of Twenty-one million Ghana cedis to procure it from ISC Holdings Limited on March 30,2020.
4.Conspiracy to Steal: Adu-Boahen together with his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, teemed up to rip the State of about forty-nine million, one hundred thousand Ghana cedis (49,100,000.00)
5.Defrauding by False Pretences: Kwabena Adu-Boahen parted with the sum of forty-nine million, one hundred thousand Ghana cedis (49,100,000.00) for the purchase of a cybersecurity system for the State. And this happened in or about February and March 2020.
6.Causing Financial Loss to The State: In February and March 2020, Kwabena Adu-Boahen under the guise of purchasing a cyber defense system for the Republic of Ghana from ISC Holdings Limited, caused financial loss to the State to the tune of forty-nine million, one hundred thousand Ghana cedis (49,100,000.00).
7.Using Public Office for Profit: Kwabena Adu-Boahen abused his office as the Director of the Bureau of National Communication for private benefit in the sum of 49,100,000.00.
8.Collaboration to Commit a Crime: Angela Adjei Boateng collaborated with Kwabena Adu-Boahen to siphoned 49,100,000.00.
9.Obtaining Public Property by False Statements: Kwabena Adu-Boahen falsely claimed to have purchased a cyber defense system from ISC Holdings Limited and causing the total sum of about forty-nine million, one hundred thousand Ghana cedis (49,100,000.00) to be given to him.
10.Money Laundering: Kwabena Adu-Boahen, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited collaborated and took possession of the sum of Forty-nine million, one hundred thousand Ghana cedis, (49,100,000.00) knowing perfectly that the money was acquired through stealing.
11.Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering: Kwabena Adu-Boahen, Angela Adjei Boateng, Mildred Donkor and Advantage Solutions Limited have been charged with conspiring to commit money laundering to the tune of 49,100,000.00.
