Hairstylist sentenced to five years for GHC139,000 recruitment scam

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstylist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for a GHC139,000 recruitment scam.

She was found guilty on four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretences.

Her accomplices, Nana Osei and Charles Kwame Damoah, remain at large.

ASP Raymond Ackon, the prosecutor, informed the court, presided over by Mrs. Ellen Ofei Ayeh, that Nyarko resides in Wenchi.

In September 2021, the complainants, Nana Yaw Barimah and Collins Atta Oteng reported to the police that in 2020, Nyarko and her accomplices had demanded and received GHC139,000 in cash, promising to secure or facilitate employment for some of their relatives at the Ghana Revenue Authority, but they failed to deliver on that
promise.

The prosecution stated that upon receiving the complaint, the police initiated an investigation, which led to Nyarko’s arrest in Asankare, Ashanti Region.

During interrogation, Nyarko admitted to receiving money from the complainants to secure jobs for some residents of Asante-Akyem.

She also claimed that she handed the funds over to her accomplices, Osei and Damoah, who remain at large.

The prosecutor said that efforts were ongoing to locate and apprehend Osei and Damoah to assist with the investigation.