The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have collaborated in a coordinated effort to thoroughly investigate the cases involving Cecilia Dapaah, a former minister of sanitation.
The focus of their joint inquiry will be on Ms. Dapaah’s US-based assets and financial dealings.
The Special Prosecutor revealed this in a statement, saying that both his office “and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) @USEmbassyGhana have initiated concurrent inquiries into the activities of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, and her associates.”
This collaborative campaign aims to elucidate the legality of the fortune accumulated by Ms. Dapaah and her associates while navigating the streets of Ghana and the United States.
The statement continued, “These investigations primarily focus on reviewing their assets and financial transactions within the United States of America.”
The beleaguered former Minister had already been accused by the OSP for failing to disclose her assets and income.
The OSP claimed Cecilia Dapaah failed to respond to a notice to declare her property served on Monday, July 24, as required by the OSP Act, within 30 days, according to the statement of offense filed at the High Court on Friday, October 6.
According to the OSP, this is a violation of the OSP Act, and she has to be punished. “Cecilia Abena Dapaah, 68 years old, August 25, 2023, in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Republic of Ghana and within the jurisdiction of this Court, being a suspect under investigation for corruption and corruption-related offenses, including using public office for profit in respect of suspected tainted large cash sums reportedly stolen from your residential premises and also retrieved from same by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, without lawful excuse, failed to provide a defense in 30 days in order to comply with a notice to declare your property and income that the Special Prosecutor served on you on July 24, 2023, in accordance with regulation 20(1) per Forms 1A and 1B.
Source: Osman | Ghana360news.com
