Hohoe Circuit Court has jailed a 31-year-old man for 15 years for spending his company’s sales on sports betting.
Yussif Abubakar, a former worker of the Hohoe branch of Star Oil Company was sentenced for stealing GH¢139,118 belonging to his employer.
Abubakar was charged with stealing about two years ago.
He pleaded not guilty but was found guilty by the court after the full trial.
The trial judge, Mr Yaw Opoku Acheampong, in a 30-minute sentence said he would have sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment but the convict, throughout the trial showed remorse for his action.
Abubakar, whose lawyer was not present in court when judgment was pronounced, was also ordered to pay back the money to the company.
He is said to have used the money for sports betting but did not win any of the bets to enable him to repay the money he took from the company’s coffers.
SOURCE: Gossips24.com
