By Janet A. Sesay
Kumba Sesay, a cashier from Ishmael Foreign Exchange Bureau was on Monday, 7th October 2024 sent to the Female Correctional facility by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for allegedly embezzling over Le 100 Million (Hundred Million Leones). The accused stands charged with one count of embezzlement contrary to Section 17(b) of the Larceny Act of 1916.
The indictment states that the accused on a date between 12th July and 13th September, 2024 at Freetown Road in Lumley, fraudulently embezzled the sum of One Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety One Leones (NLe 117,191) received from Ishmael Foreign Exchange Bureau. No plea was taken when the indictment was read and explained to the accused.
The witness, Sorie Conteh said described himself as the Supervisor and Head of the Ishmael Foreign Exchange Bureau branch at Lumley. He recognized the accused as one of his cashiers, adding that her responsibility was to pay customers and at the end of the day’s transaction, balance her books and if there is cash balance, keeps such balance for use as start of business the following day.
According to him, the accused had been tampering with these cash balances without his knowledge.
At this juncture, the Prosecutor requested for and adjournment to have a proper conference with the witness.
Magistrate Bangura granted the application and adjourned the matter to 14th, October 2024 for further hearing whiles the accused was remanded in prison.