Crime

Businessman granted GH¢80,000 bail for insurance fraud

The Circuit Court in Accra has granted GH¢80,000.00 bail with two sureties to a businessman accused of insurance fraud.

Police Inspector Samuel Ahiabor told the court that Nana Adjoa Serwaa Addo, the complainant, is the Supervisor of Enterprise Insurance Airport Branch, Accra.

Prosecution said Takyi-Bonsu, is a businessman and an agent of Enterprise Insurance, and in August 2021, the complainant upon regular checks detected that, claims on vehicles with Registration numbers GR 2679-21 and GW 4142-19 belonging to McDannielsKojo, a witness in the case, and few other vehicles, were fraudulently obtained.

InspAhiabor said a report was made to the police and accused, who made the claims on behalf of the vehicle owners, was arrested for investigation.

The court heard that during investigation it was established that, accused approached McDaniels Kojo in March 2021, and informed him of an ongoing promotion by Enterprise Insurance for customers.

Witness became convinced and handed over his vehicles to the complainant to run the promotion on his behalf, the court heard.

Chief InspAhiabor said the businessman  dismantled the front view of the vehicles and presented pictures of same to the insurance company together with two other vehicles with registration numbers GG 1404-20 and GE 9517-11 as third party vehicles involved in an accident.

Prosecution said without due diligence from the company, it paid claims of GH¢434,700.00 and GH¢11,000.00 respectively, for the two main vehicles and GH¢10,000.00 for the two third party vehicles to the businessman.

Chief InspAhiabor said accused after receiving the money gave GH¢8,000.00 and GH¢2,500.00 for each vehicle to the witness, McDaniels Kojo, as win from the promotion.

He said on July 13, 2021, accused removed parts of eight vehicles and presented them to the company as theft.

Chief InspAhiaborsaid on the same day, the company inspected the vehicles (with parts removed)and made a payment of GH¢5,000.00 for each vehicle and a total of GH¢40,000.00 as theft claims for the eight vehicles.

He said accused in total received GH¢495,700.00 from Enterprise Insurance Company.

Chief InspAhiabor said accused admitted the offence in his cautioned statement and refunded GH¢62,000.00 to the police. – GNA

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