A court sent a 62-year-old woman back to jail after she tried to secure bail. The judge refused freedom for Nana Ama Nwarueze because she might run away during the trial. Police say she lacks a steady home address. Officers need more time to check her background details. She faces charges of tricking another woman out of $13,000.
Police caught her last December after a warrant for her arrest was out. Nwarueze claims she did nothing wrong. The victim, Dorothy Asare, met her through a mutual friend. Prosecutors say Nwarueze pretended to be rich with many properties. She lied about owning East Legon Plaza, fishing boats at Takoradi, and a house near the airport.
She first asked for $5,000 to clear goods from Tema Port with a three-week repayment promise. Nwarueze also claimed she worked with Devtraco on apartment buildings. Asare handed over the money at what she thought was Nwarueze's home. A month later, Nwarueze asked for $8,000 more to fix port problems.
After giving the extra cash, Asare never saw her money again. Nwarueze stopped answering calls completely. Asare learned that the airport area property belonged to someone else. Investigators found no containers at any Ghana port under her name. The court will continue looking into all her claims about business dealings.
Police caught her last December after a warrant for her arrest was out. Nwarueze claims she did nothing wrong. The victim, Dorothy Asare, met her through a mutual friend. Prosecutors say Nwarueze pretended to be rich with many properties. She lied about owning East Legon Plaza, fishing boats at Takoradi, and a house near the airport.
She first asked for $5,000 to clear goods from Tema Port with a three-week repayment promise. Nwarueze also claimed she worked with Devtraco on apartment buildings. Asare handed over the money at what she thought was Nwarueze's home. A month later, Nwarueze asked for $8,000 more to fix port problems.
After giving the extra cash, Asare never saw her money again. Nwarueze stopped answering calls completely. Asare learned that the airport area property belonged to someone else. Investigators found no containers at any Ghana port under her name. The court will continue looking into all her claims about business dealings.
