The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has withheld large sums of money suspected to have been laundered from abroad by some foreign counterparts remitted to certain individuals and businesses in the country, thereby, further reporting such cases to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to prosecute the culprits. In a …
Read More »Scam Alert: EOCO cautions salaried workers
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has cautioned salaried workers on the current scams targeting them. EOCO said it had in recent times received a number of complaints from salaried workers, who had fallen victims to these individuals. A statement issued in Accra, and signed by Madam Faustina Lartey, …
Read More »EOCO gets new boss
Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo Esq. has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) effective July 9, 2021. Mr Dapaa-Addo practised in Ghana as a State Attorney and in Nigeria, where he worked with the Rivers State Ministry of Justice and rose to the position …
Read More »GRA, EOCO, NIB after top brands evading taxes, engaging in money laundering
Information reaching Rainbowradioinline.com indicates that the Ghana Revenue Authority in collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as the Financial Intelligence Unit, Economic and Organized Office (EOCO), and the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) formerly known as BNI are set to launch full-scale investigations against some popular companies in Ghana. Per the information …
Read More »Doctor arrested for baby harvesting admits to selling more than 12 babies
One of the medical doctors arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office in connection with a recent crackdown on a baby-harvesting and human trafficking syndicate has admitted to selling more than 12 babies over the period. This was revealed by the Executive Director for EOCO, Commissioner of Police Frank …
Read More »Here are the business fails of 2020
Just like starting a business is hard, maintaining, and ensuring due diligence can be quite tough when certain regularities are not strategically put in place. Thus the organized efforts and activities of individuals are essential to ensure the survival of an entity. Below are some major business fails in Ghana …
Read More »EOCO to prosecute directors of collapsed Fund Management firms
Anti-graft institution, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), says it intends to prosecute Directors of the collapsed 53 Fund Management Companies (FMCs). Speaking at the second edition of the Time with the Commission engagement series on Thursday, November 19, Acting Deputy Director for Financial Intelligence Monitoring at EOCO, Abba Poku, stated …
Read More »SEC requests EOCO help to retrieve server of Nduom’s Blackshield Capital
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is said to have sought the help of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to retrieve the server of Blackshield Capital Management Limited as part of investigations. Blackshield Capital Management, formerly known as Gold Coast Fund Management, was one of the fund management …
Read More »EOCO exonerates former UWR Health Director
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has exonerated Dr Osei Kufuor Afreh, the immediate past Upper West Regional Director of Health Services of allegations of wrong-doings levelled against him. The EOCO, after exonerating Dr Afreh, charged the Coalition of Concerned Citizens’ of Upper West Region to formalize the Coalition’s …
Read More »Menzgold Saga: EOCO arrest Payboy officials
Officials of a payment company that was appointed by Menzgold to negotiate settlement with its unpaid customers have been arrested. In a press release issued in Accra on Friday, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) revealed that officials of the digital payment, marketing and promotions company were picked up because they lacked the …
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