4 GHANA POST OFFICIALS IN FAKE DEAL (PAGE 23, NOV 8, 2010)

THREE out of four officials of the Ghana Post Company in Takoradi, who allegedly printed fake receipt books which enabled them dupe the company to the tune of more than GH¢16,000.00, have been arrested by the Takoradi Central Police.
The fourth suspect is however on the run and the police have mounted a search for his arrest.
The three officials are, Bismark Munkoh, Stephen Lirase, and Philip Boateng, with Kwesi Hagan, the Vaults Manger, on the run.
The suspects printed their own fake receipt books, which they issued to cover transactions with unsuspecting clients of the company between the period of January 1, 2009 and July 30, 2010. They also shared all proceeds from bulk mails after issuing the fake receipt to the clients.
Where a cheque was issued in the name of Ghana Post, the suspects would replace the cheque with fiscal cash from the vault with the connivance of the vaults manager, and share the money.
According to the police, Munkoh, who is the quality control manager had established close links with more than 35 clients of the company.
The police said when they receive bulk mail, he (Munkoh) would call the clients personally to inform them of their parcels. Sometimes, the corporate bodies and institutions called him that they were expecting such a bulk mail.
The police said when the group went for the mails of their clients, they would issue fake receipts to the clients as evidence of payment.
To continue with their deals, the police said, the four, led by Lirase who was the mail officer would sort the mails into the boxes without appropriate documentation from the counter.
According to the police, the company decided to carry out an audit when it realised that the sales from the Takoradi office was dwindling and that led to the discovery of the deal.
A total of 35 corporate bodies and other schools which were targets of the four, were visited during police investigations.
The police said when Munkoh, who was the principal suspect was interrogated, he admitted the offence and disclosed that the remaining leaflets in the said receipt book they were using was in the possession of Hagan who is currently at large.
The police said the three had been granted bail while they had intensified their search for Hagan.