Two persons wanted for money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is on a manhunt for two individuals alleged to have been involved in acts of money laundering and tax evasion.

The two — Masahiro Sugata and Akwesi Abebi — are also wanted for offences including fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.

EOCO is urging any person with information about the two persons to report to the nearest police station, the Daily Graphic of June 8, 2020, advertised.

Issues of money laundering and tax evasion continue to be a growing concern across the world.

In May 2020, the European Commission listed Ghana and 11 other countries to its money-laundering blacklist.

The other countries included Botswana, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Cambodia, Mongolia and Myanmar.

These blacklisted countries would have to show more commitment towards tackling money laundering problem to get off the list.

The Commission’s Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis, said the EU needed to put an end to dirty money infiltrating its financial system.

Find below the notice to that effect