A court bailiff got caught making fake divorce papers with a dead judge's signature. Kojo Budu Jackson worked as a private bailiff at Ejisu District Court. He forged official divorce documents using a retired magistrate's name. Police busted him after the Judicial Secretary filed a complaint about forged court papers. Jackson first said he was innocent but changed his mind when trial started.
The 38-year-old man admitted he needed cash to pay his rent. He scanned the old judge's signature from real documents. Jackson pasted the stolen signature onto fake divorce certificates. Police found stacks of phony court papers when they searched his room. The fake documents looked real because he used official stamps.
An Accra Circuit Court sentenced Jackson to four years of hard labor. The judge also ordered him to pay 2,400 cedis as a fine. Jackson must cough up the money within one month or serve another year behind bars. Police started watching him after getting tips about document fraud. They arrested the crooked bailiff on August 13th last year.
Detective Emmanuel Nyamekye told the court about finding multiple forged papers. The investigation showed Jackson had been making fake marriage and divorce certificates for months. Police discovered the retired magistrate whose signature got stolen had left the Ejisu court years earlier. All the court orders Jackson created were completely bogus.
The 38-year-old man admitted he needed cash to pay his rent. He scanned the old judge's signature from real documents. Jackson pasted the stolen signature onto fake divorce certificates. Police found stacks of phony court papers when they searched his room. The fake documents looked real because he used official stamps.
An Accra Circuit Court sentenced Jackson to four years of hard labor. The judge also ordered him to pay 2,400 cedis as a fine. Jackson must cough up the money within one month or serve another year behind bars. Police started watching him after getting tips about document fraud. They arrested the crooked bailiff on August 13th last year.
Detective Emmanuel Nyamekye told the court about finding multiple forged papers. The investigation showed Jackson had been making fake marriage and divorce certificates for months. Police discovered the retired magistrate whose signature got stolen had left the Ejisu court years earlier. All the court orders Jackson created were completely bogus.
