Tag Archives: Prison

Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, the former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has been handed a 10-year prison sentence with hard labor. Daniel Axim, the former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, has also been sentenced to five years with hard labor. They were both convicted on 78 counts, …

Former Manchester City and AC Milan footballer Robinho has been mandated by a Brazilian court to serve a nine-year prison sentence for his involvement in a group sexual assault in 2013. The decision comes after an Italian court sentenced him to the same prison term in 2017 for the same …

A 39-year-old farmer from Dompim-Pepesa, in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, has been sentenced to 21 years of hard labor by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling a six-year-old girl. Samuel Attomoh, the convicted farmer, admitted to the crime of defiling a female below the age of consent. Appearing before Judge …

Former Barcelona star Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being found guilty of raping a woman at a Spanish nightclub. The 40-year-old was convicted at a court in Barcelona after a trial earlier this month. Alves had been accused of raping a …

Mona Faiz Montage, widely known as Hajia 4Reall, has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to launder the proceeds of a series of romance scams. The plea was made before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave. According to the indictment and public court proceedings, Montage was involved in a …

The terms “jail” and “prison” are often used interchangeably, but they refer to different facilities within the criminal justice system, each serving distinct purposes. Understanding the differences between jails and prisons is crucial to grasp their roles in the legal system. Jails Jails are typically run by local law enforcement …

In a significant ruling, a 31-year-old man who sexually assaulted a one-year, seven-month-old baby in Madina Social Welfare has been handed a 20-year prison sentence with hard labor (IHL) by the Adentan Circuit Court. The presiding judge, Mrs. Sedinam Awo Balokah, found Kafui Goli guilty of the charge of defilement …

  Ghana Water Company Limited’s Property Recovered; Suspect Apprehended In a recent development, the Shama Magistrate Court has sentenced 18-year-old Baba Salihu to 24 months in prison for his involvement in the theft of valuable cables owned by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the serene town of Inchaban. …

­ In the Upper East Region of Ghana, a shocking case of child abuse has sent shockwaves through the community of Kanga, a suburb of Zorko in the Bongo District. A 19-year-old farmer named Yaw Apuriyuure Azorkosakiya has been sentenced to three years in prison for the heinous crime of …

Five individuals engaged in unauthorized mining in the Ankobra River have received a collective 125-year hard labor imprisonment sentence. Initially, they denied charges of conspiracy and illegal small-scale mining. Judge Hathia Ama Manu found all five guilty after legal proceedings. They received a five-year prison term for the first charge …