… Frank Marshall Cromwell, an EOCO Staff Officer and the fourth prosecution witness in the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, made the assertion under cross-examination after defence counsel Samuel Atta Akyea challenged the prosecution’s description of the ac …
… Testifying before the court, Frank Marshall Cromwell acknowledged that there was no identifiable complainant whose complaint prompted the investigation into the alleged offences. …
… The issue arose on Wednesday, July 14, during the cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness, EOCO investigator Frank Marshall Cromwell, at the Accra High Court. …
… Frank Marshall Cromwell, the fourth prosecution witness and lead investigator, told an Accra High Court that the investigation was triggered by a tip-off alleging the diversion of public funds, and not by a formal complaint. …
… Frank Marshall Cromwell, an EOCO staff officer and the fourth prosecution witness, made the assertion on Thursday, July 2, while continuing his evidence-in-chief in the ongoing trial. …
… EOCO investigator Frank Marshall Cromwell’s assertion, that Kwabena Adu‑Boahene presented a fraudulent invoice and that only GH¢9.5 million reached the Israeli supplier despite the accused’s insistence that the full GH¢49.1 million was transferred, will not be accepted as gospel …
… Frank Marshall Cromwell, an EOCO staff officer and prosecution witness, made the assertion while testifying in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving Mr Adu-Boahene. …
… An EOCO staff officer, Frank Marshall Cromwell, who is leading investigations in the case, made the disclosure while being led in evidence by the Deputy Attorney General. …
An EOCO investigator testified in the NSB trial that the GH¢49.1 million at issue came from a state account belonging to the agency, rejecting defence counsel's assertion that the Coordinator's Account-NSC was not a public account. The witness stated the account was opened on instructions of the National Security Coordinator for operational activities of the Bureau of National Communications, the NSB's predecessor.
An EOCO investigator testified in the NSB trial that the GH¢49.1 million at issue came from a state account belonging to the agency, rejecting defence counsel's assertion that the Coordinator's Account-NSC was not a public account. The witness stated the account was opened on instructions of the National Security Coordinator for operational activities of the Bureau of National Communications, the NSB's predecessor.
An EOCO investigator testified in the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene that there was no identifiable complainant whose complaint prompted the investigation into alleged theft and misappropriation of GH¢49.1 million. The investigator also acknowledged he did not consult national security officials to establish the purpose or authorisation of the transactions under investigation.
Defence counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene has challenged the prosecution's claim of GH¢49.1 million in a cyber defence procurement case, arguing the correct cedi equivalent should be GH¢38.15 million. The dispute over the exchange rate used to convert the transaction amount arose during cross-examination of a prosecution witness at the Accra High Court.
In the trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene over alleged diversion of GH¢49.1 million in public funds, the defence team has challenged EOCO's lead investigator about whether a formal complaint was lodged with the National Security establishment before the investigation began. The investigator testified that the probe was triggered by a tip-off rather than a formal complaint, and acknowledged he could not confirm whether a prior complaint existed.
An EOCO investigator testified in court that the wealth acquired by former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene and his wife could not be reconciled with their known income, including 11 identified properties compared against salaries ranging from GHS5,000 to GHS7,000 monthly.
An EOCO investigator testified in the Accra High Court that former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene's claim that GH¢49.1 million meant for cybersecurity software was spent on special operations lacked investigation support and was an afterthought. The witness alleged the funds were diverted through private accounts and withdrawn by individuals on Adu Boahene's instructions, with nearly all exhausted by August 2020.
An opinion piece examines Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke's acquittal by Southwark Crown Court in London after a 13-year investigation by the UK's National Crime Agency, drawing lessons about the presumption of innocence and the high threshold of legal proof for Ghana's anti-corruption efforts.
An EOCO investigator told a court that former National Signals Bureau director Kwabena Adu-Boahene transferred GH¢49.1 million from the state institution's account into a private company he and his wife owned, in three cheques signed in 2020 allegedly under the pretext of purchasing a cyber defence system.
An EOCO investigator testified that a bank account was opened specifically to divert GH¢49.1 million meant for a cyber defence system contract signed by former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene with an Israeli company on January 30, 2020. The funds were deposited into an account at UMB Bank belonging to a private company, BNC Communications Bureau Limited.
An EOCO investigator told Accra High Court that the National Signals Bureau never received the cyber defence system for which GH¢49.1 million was spent in 2020, with only GH¢9,537,500 of the funds transferred to the Israeli supplier and the remainder allegedly used for personal purposes by former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and associates.