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Wontumi under investigation over fraud, money laundering – Deputy A-G
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Wontumi under investigation over fraud, money laundering – Deputy A-G

Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney-General, says Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, is under investigation for criminal offences, including fraud, causing financial loss to the State, and money laundering. He said the criminal investigation was running concurrently with asset recovery processes to prevent further dissipation of what the law enforcement agencies strongly suspected to be proceeds of crime. The Deputy-Attorney General said the suspect was also under a second strand of investigation, which was part of a larger international organised crime scheme. “The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is assiduously working with international law enforcement partners on this second strand of criminal investigations,” Mr Srem-Sai said on his Faceboo...
Police release Wontumi on bail amid illegal mining probe
Politics

Police release Wontumi on bail amid illegal mining probe

Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, has been granted bail after reporting to the Police over alleged illegal mining. He was cautioned on alleged offences, including undertaking mining operations without a licence, pollution of water bodies, and unauthorised entry into a forest reserve. His appearance followed an invitation by the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). A press release signed by Superintendent of Police Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Head of Public Affairs Unit of CID, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, confirmed that Mr Antwi-Boasiako reported to CID Headquarters on Monday, May 26, 2025, at midday to assist with investigations. "He was accompanied by a team of lawyer...
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