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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed charges against seven individuals and three companies at the High Court in Accra, accusing them of multiple counts of extortion and money laundering.
Among the accused is former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, along with other officials and private sector collaborators.
According to the OSP, the accused allegedly operated a criminal extortion scheme between 2022 and 2024, unlawfully collecting GHC280,516,127.19 from petroleum transporters and oil marketing companies.
The alleged scheme was masterminded by Abdul-Hamid and executed with the assistance of Jacob Kwamina Amuah and Wendy Newman. Investigators say Amuah handed over GHC24 million directly to Abdul-Hamid in 2024, while GHC227.2 million was funneled through Newman for redistribution.
In total, the accused face 25 charges, including extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. One of the accused, Osei Tutu Adjei, a Director of Kings Energy Limited, is currently on the run.
Source:0manghana.com
