OSP charges former NPA CEO, others over alleged GHC280million extortion, money laundering scheme
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged seven individuals and three companies before an Accra High Court (Criminal Division).
These individuals were charged on multiple offences of extortion and money laundering arising from a sprawling corruption scheme within the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
The accused persons are: Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid - Former CEO of the NPA, Mr Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Coordinator of the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF), a tNPA and Managing Director of three corporate entities-Propnest, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy and Wendy Newman -NPA staff.
Others are Mr Albert Ankrah - Director, Kel Logistics Limited, Mr Isaac Mensah - Director, Kel Logistics Limited, Mr Bright Bediako-Mensah - Director, Kel Logistics and Kings Energy Limited a...