Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine has accused Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly called Chairman Wontumi, of submitting a falsified document to Ghana Exim Bank in connection with a loan facility obtained by Wontumi Farms Limited.
Dr Ayine said investigations revealed that a document presented as a receipt for farming and earth-moving equipment valued at GH₵4 million was in fact an altered invoice.
The Economic and Organised Crime Office established that the equipment was never purchased from Kas-Sama Enterprise, despite claims made to the bank.
According to the Attorney-General, the supplier confirmed that no payment was received and that the document retained supply terms inconsistent with a receipt.
“The invoice was simply changed to read ‘receipt’,” Dr Ayine stated.
He said the matter is being treated as a criminal case rather than a contractual dispute, with Wontumi Farms and its directors set to face charges of forgery, defrauding by false pretences and causing financial loss to the state.
Dr Ayine added that the alleged loss to the state, including interest on the facility, amounts to GH₵24,225,735, following what he described as a comprehensive investigation by EOCO.
