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The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered proceeds from financial fraud totalling GH\u00a299,165,369.29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\namount represents recoveries and other proceeds of crimes such as default\ntaxes, royalties, unearned salar"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:31:26","slug":"eoco-recovers-gh%c2%a299m-from-looters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/11\/eoco-recovers-gh%c2%a299m-from-looters\/","title":{"rendered":"EOCO Recovers GH\u00a299m From Looters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered proceeds from financial fraud totalling GH\u00a299,165,369.29.<\/p>\n

The
\namount represents recoveries and other proceeds of crimes such as default
\ntaxes, royalties, unearned salaries, recovery from defrauding by false
\npretences, stealing and money laundering. <\/p>\n

The
\nmoney retrieved between 2014 and March 2019 are resources which otherwise would
\nhave been lost to state institutions like Ghana Revenue Authority, National
\nPetroleum Authority, BOST, Ghana Tourism Authority, MASLOC, Scholarship
\nSecretariat, and the Controller and Accountant General\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n

Commissioner
\nof Police (COP) Frank Adu-Poku (rtd), Executive Director of EOCO, speaking at
\nthe maiden stakeholder engagement on the activities of EOCO on the theme:
\n\u201cCombating Organized Crime In Ghana \u2013 A Shared Responsibility,\u201d said a total of
\n1,855 cases involving tax fraud, defrauding by false pretences, money
\nlaundering, prohibited cyber activities, bank fraud, payroll fraud and human
\ntrafficking had been investigated by the organization.<\/p>\n

Out
\nof the number, 102 cases investigated by EOCO were prosecuted, with accused
\npersons in four of the cases being discharged while 12 convictions were secured.<\/p>\n

Touching
\non new initiatives of the organization in fighting organized crimes, the EOCO
\nExecutive Director said his office had reached out to other groups to
\ncollaborate in the fight against economic and organized crimes as well as
\neducate the public through its awareness programmes on prohibited cyber
\nactivities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nadmit that the office can do more given the needed request,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Attorney
\nGeneral and Minister for Justice, Gloria Afua Akuffo, in
\nher keynote address, commended EOCO for the initiative, adding that it would
\nbring transparency and build public trust in the organization.<\/p>\n

She,
\nhowever, cautioned the organization that inasmuch as it wants to be open it
\nshould be careful not to succumb to the pressure of the public to prosecute
\ncases without the required evidence.<\/p>\n

The
\nevent was sponsored by EU-funded Accountability, Rule of Law and
\nAnti-Corruption programme in partnership with the Ghana Anti-Corruption
\nCoalition (GACC) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).<\/p>\n

It was attended by representatives of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Tranparency International, Institute of Economic Affairs, Star Ghana, CHRAJ, NCCA, PIAC, Office of the Special Prosecutor, Ghana Police Service, Financial Intelligence Centre, Bank of Ghana, Ghana Immigration Service and the Food and Drugs Authority.<\/p>\n

By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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