The former Director of the Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, along with his wife and two others, has been formally charged with a total of ten criminal offenses including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.
According to court documents filed by the Attorney-General's Department at the High Court, Adu-Boahene is accused of dishonestly appropriating approximately GH¢49.1 million under the pretense of procuring a cyber defense system for the Republic of Ghana.
The alleged offenses occurred between February and March 2020.
His wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, is charged with conspiracy to steal and aiding the use of public office for profit.