Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 15 September 2024
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2024-09-15
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An accountant, Edward Unicorn, has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Adentan Circuit Court for dishonestly appropriating GH₵40,433.50 from the Ghana Police Church.
Unicorn, 32, admitted to using the stolen money to place bets on Aviator, an online betting game, in a desperate attempt to win.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing, explaining his addiction to the game and his failed attempts to seek help.
“I spent the money by playing Aviator. I staked it and never won. I was desperate to win but lost. I was addicted to Aviator, so my brother referred me to a doctor at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. I called him twice but never went to see him. I put in the GH₵40,000 bit by bit,” Unicorn explained.
The court, presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam, convicted Unicorn on his own plea, according to a report by myjoyonline.com.
He was ordered to pay GH₵5,000, and an amount of GH₵2,775 retrieved from him was directed to be given to the Ghana Police Church.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Anim Darko, stated that the complainant is a police officer and the chaplain of the church.
Unicorn had been working as the church’s accountant, the report added.
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