Court Clears Mona Gucci of Fraud Charges

Monalisa Abigail Semeha, also known as Mona Gucci, has been acquitted and discharged by an Accra Circuit Court after being accused of defrauding a trader of GH¢103,400.

Monalisa, a travel and event consultant, was accused of collecting the amount from Comfort Obiri, the complainant, in February 2019 to secure American visas for her clients. However, she allegedly failed to fulfill the promise.

Charged with defrauding by false pretenses, Monalisa pleaded not guilty to the charges. During the trial, the prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth Frimpong, presented testimony from three witnesses.

In the end, the court ruled in Monalisa’s favor, clearing her of the charges.

Defence Counsel filed a submission of no case because the prosecution had not made out a prima facie case against Monalisa.

The Court presided over by Mr Isaac Addo in his ruling on the submission of no case held that the case before it was a “civil matter” which went bad.

The court therefore acquitted and discharged the accused person.

The prosecution’s case is that the complainant, Comfort Obiri, is a resident of Ofankor, Accra and Monalisa is a resident of Odorkor, Accra.

In February 2019, the complainant was introduced to the accused person by one Esther as a person who could secure a United States of America Visa for her.

The prosecution said the accused told the complainant that she could secure the visa at a cost of GH¢40,000.

The court heard that the complainant introduced three people to Monalisa for her to secure USA visas for them.

The prosecution said Monalisa collected GH¢103,400 from them under the pretext of securing the USA visas but failed.

The prosecutor said Monalisa promised to refund their money to them. Monalisa could not honour her promise.

Source: myjoyonline