COURT CONVICTS MAN FOR N37 MILLION FRAUD
The Commission’s Head of Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement stated that, investigations revealed that the money, which was transferred on July 14, 2015, had been fully withdrawn from the account by July 18, 2016, while the convict, on July 22, 2015, also wrote to Access Bank Plc to transfer the sum of N12, 000,000 (Twelve Million Naira) to the account of one Tee-EM Nigeria Limited domiciled with UBA.
“That you, Jules Suinner, on or about the 13th day of July 2015, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to obtain money under false pretence, conspired with ICT Aid Foundation Cooperative Society (still at large) and others (still at large) to fraudulently impersonate officials of Greenview Development Nigeria Limited”, the charges read
Penpushing further reports that Uwujaren said the accused, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him, thereby leading to his full trial adding that, during the course of the trial, the prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, called three witnesses namely Victor Adewale, Adeoti Francis and Okara Godwin, and also tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence.
The Judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor, while delivering judgement held that the prosecution had adequate evidence linking the defendant to the offences as contained in the charge and that it had proved its case beyond reasonable doubts, while he found the defendant guilty on all counts,however, deferred the sentencing to December 13, 2019.
