A 29-year-old mobile money vendor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court facing charges of stealing GH₵112,660 from her employer.
Juliana Addy, who was employed as a mobile money operator, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing. The court has admitted her to bail in the sum of GH₵20,000 with two sureties.
As part of her bail conditions, Addy is required to deposit copies of her Ghana Card with the Court Registry and report to the police every two weeks. The court has directed the prosecution to file its disclosures and witness statements ahead of a Case Management Conference, with the matter adjourned to March 25, 2026.
According to court documents, the complainant, Esther Fosuah Cobbinah, is an entrepreneur who owns a company with branches at Dansoman and Last Stop in Accra. Addy was employed in January 2024 to operate Cobbinah’s mobile money shop and supervise other employees.
The prosecution stated that Addy remained in this position until June 25, 2025, when Cobbinah travelled to the United States for six months, leaving her in charge of one of the shops and its stock.
Upon Cobbinah’s return in December 2025, a routine audit uncovered discrepancies. A subsequent joint annual audit conducted on January 2, 2026, allegedly revealed that Addy could not account for GH₵104,300.
During police interrogation, Addy reportedly admitted to the offence and explained that she had used the money to pay her father’s medical bills, her brother’s tuition fees, and spent the remainder.
Addy was arrested on January 6, 2026, after Cobbinah lodged a formal complaint at the Dansoman Police Station. Further investigations revealed that Addy had allegedly used the company’s mobile money merchant numbers to secure online loans totalling GH₵8,360 from a loan firm without Cobbinah’s knowledge.
The case is scheduled to resume later this month.
