How Relationship Manager at Bank Stole GH¢12 Million From a Client, Blew GH¢600k On Betting
- Relationship Manager Christopher Arthur was charged with stealing GH¢12 million from a client's account
- Arthur admitted to the misuse of funds, including GH¢600,000 spent on sports betting
- The court granted him bail while investigations continue into the accomplices and recovered assets
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A Relationship Manager at a bank, Christopher Arthur, has been arraigned at the Circuit Court for stealing GH¢12 million belonging to a businessman whose account was being managed by him.
Arthur is said to have used GH¢600,000 on sports gambling.
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Starr News reported that Arthur allegedly forged bank statements to conceal the transactions.
He, however, later admitted to the offence and made partial refunds. Some assets, including vehicles and cash believed to be proceeds of the crime, have been retrieved.
On April 23, Arthur pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing and was granted bail.
How was the GH¢12 million theft detected?
According to the proceedings in court, the businessman opened three accounts at the bank in 2023.
In January 2026, the businessman started detecting some anomalies in the aforementioned accounts and quickly prompted the Arthur.
He later realised that GH¢12,000,000.00 had been misappropriated and suspected Arthur.
On March 8, 2026, Arthur allegedly generated an internally forged bank statement, which was later detected.
He later admitted the theft to the businessman and refunded GH¢94,000.00 in cash and on March 12, 2026, an additional GH¢ 1,195,900 after that.
But on March 25, 2026, the victim reported the matter to the police at Baatsonaa and Arthur was arrested.
During interrogation, he said he started the theft in April 2025 and named two people, Gyamfua Obaayaa and Abigail Thelma, as accomplices.
Student accused of multiple ATM fraud incidents
A Ghanaian student is in trouble with the law after being caught in the allegedly fraudulent withdrawal of cash from ATMs.
The student is said to have used a GCB Bank card to fraudulently withdraw GH¢24,849 from the accounts of two customers.
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GNA reported that the accused, identified as Regan Kwesi Egbe Addo, is before the Dansoman Circuit Court.
He was arrested during the high-profile Diaspora Summit 2025 held at the Accra International Conference Centre on December 19, 2025.
He was charged with two counts of stealing in two separate cases, in which he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the prosecution, the first incident occurred on September 17, 2025, when Addo allegedly posed as a staff member of GCB Bank at the Ministries ATM in Accra.
Woman arrested for allegedly stealing GH¢800k
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that a trader had been arrested after allegedly stealing and laundering money mistakenly credited to her bank account.
Constance Gyasi Nimako and her mother, Cecilia Gyasi, were accused of spending GH¢770,500 out of GH¢800,000 that was mistakenly transferred.
Constance allegedly moved GH¢300,000 to her mom's account, transferred GH¢400,000 to her own GCB Bank account, and withdrew GH¢70,500 in cash.
Source: YEN.com.gh
