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US
New York: Ghanaian couple sentenced 25 years for beating 5-year-old boy to death
A jury delivered a verdict of second-degree murder on March 22, leading to the sentencing pronounced by a judge on Wednesday.
DL News7 May 2024
Crime
Man 50 impregnates 14-year-old JHS student; victim sacked from school
The authorities of Southlane Lake View School, at Kasoa-Hideout, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, sacked the victim against policy guidelines of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
theghanaiantimes23 April 2024
General
Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The bill passed on Wednesday, seeks to criminalise LGBTQ practices and advocacy.
DL News28 February 2024
Crime
Two Nigerians, Ghanaian in court for allegedly defrauding Emirati man of $60,000
The accused persons are Jacob Sunday Olatunji, a 39-year-old driver and Engineer, Israel Olawale Omoley, an architect and Baffour Abraham, currently at large.
GNA20 February 2024
Supreme Court News
‘Erase all foreign symbols from imported cars in Ghana’– Lawyer drags DVLA to Supreme Court
Supreme Court Correspondent Richard Osei Boateng reports, however, that the 7-member panel presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo was not convinced by the plaintiff’s case and thus dismissed it.
DL News8 February 2024
Crime
Ghanaian woman arrested in Taiwan for overstaying visa for 34 years
It's said she entered Taiwan as a tourist in June 1989 after a transit from Hong Kong and left in March 1990. Police however say there were no immigration records to show when she re-entered Taiwan.
DL News24 October 2023
Crime
Ghana, Burkina Faso security agencies in pursuit of suspected terrorists in Sissala-West
According to information from the Sissala West District Police Command, the suspected terrorists crossed the Burkinabe border into Ghana on Wednesday, September 27 at about 11:45 GMT.
DL News28 September 2023
Crime
Ghanaian man sentenced to US prison for role in online scams
According to a Department of Justice statement, 27-year-old Edward Kwaku Boakye laundered money for other scammers who lured victims into various online frauds, spanning over three years
DL News13 September 2023
Crime
US-based Ghanaian jailed five years for laundering proceeds of romance scam
Kenneth Anim, pleaded guilty on April 27, according to authorities there, and admitted to "laundering funds from wire fraud schemes from 2014 to 2019."
DL News14 August 2023
Crime
Know the various charges leveled against Hajia 4real by the US State Attorney
According to the Bill of Indictment, Mona, 30 years of age is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and one count of money laundering, each of which car...
DL News16 May 2023
Crime
US-based Ghanaian trio charged over 2018 bank fraud conspiracy
The trio are alleged to have negotiated fraudulent checks with forged signatures between June and September 2018
Gifty Danso14 April 2023
US
US-based Ghanaian sentenced 4 years to prison over $8M romance fraud
Kofi Osei pleaded guilty in September 2022, a statement from US authorities said.
DL News23 March 2023
General
Aspects of anti-LGBTQ+ Bill may violate some fundamental human rights – Attorney-General
The anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, known rightly as the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
DL News17 November 2022
Courts
Aisha Huang used forged marriage certificate to acquire residence permit – Witness
Aisha Huang, who has pleaded not guilty, is facing four charges at the High Court relative to offences she committed between 2015-2017.
DL News15 November 2022
Courts
Chinese man who assaulted Ghanaian employee remanded
Prosecutors confirmed reports indicating that the incident happened during the course of an argument over unpaid salaries.
DL News4 October 2022
Crime
Western Region: Chinese man arrested for allegedly assaulting Ghanaian co-worker
According to reports, the assault happened when the victim confronted the suspect over unpaid salaries.
DL News30 September 2022
General
Maintain judicial temperament in the face of unfair criticism – Deputy AG tells Judges
“The Ghanaian people expect you to maintain your judicial temperament even in the face of unfair criticisms of your work. That is the surest way to hold everyone in check,” he said.
DL News28 September 2022
Crime
Ghanaian pleads guilty in $4 m romance fraud scheme
Osei, who was charged in February 2021, pleaded guilty to seven counts of making a false statement to a bank, six counts of wire fraud, and two counts of money laundering.
DL News23 September 2022
US
Ohio man who falsely claimed to be Ghanaian prince convicted of fraud
Daryl Robert Harrison, who went by Prince Daryl R. Attipoe and Prophet Daryl R. Attipoe, was convicted of mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and witness tampering.
CNN20 September 2022
Courts
Two Ghanaian men sentenced in the US over mail fraud and identity theft
According to a US Justice Department statement, both were initially indicted in November of 2017 but were sentenced last Friday to 99 months and three days in prison, respectively, which is then to be followed by a three-year supervised sen...
DL News9 September 2022