{
  "id": 14227833,
  "title": "Wontumi pleads not guilty to five charges in GH¢30m loan case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/wontumi-pleads-not-guilty-to-five-charges-in-gh-30m-loan-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:48:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/wontumi-pleads-not-guilty/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chairman Wontumi, also known as Antwi Boasiako, is set to return to court on October 27, 2026, for a hearing in a case involving a GH¢30 million loan fraud case. According to prosecutors, Wontumi is accused of defrauding the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) through the use of false documents and intentional financial loss to a public body. The charges stem from a loan obtained in 2018 for a proposed farming project. Wontumi, who is standing trial with two others, has pleaded not guilty to all five charges, including fraud by false pretence, two counts of uttering forged documents, money laundering, and causing a financial loss to Exim Bank. Prosecutors allege that the documents used to secure the loan were forged or altered and that Wontumi and his associates failed to establish the farm, acquire equipment, hire workers, or provide the land as promised. Wontumi is also accused of withdrawing large sums from the company's accounts for personal use. The prosecution has 14 days to file its case disclosures before the hearing. Wontumi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence imposed in a separate case in Accra. The allegations in this case remain unproven.",
  "summary": "By Ashiadey Dotse Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is expected to return to court on October 27, 2026, after pleading not guilty to five charges in an alleged GH¢30 million loan fraud case involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank). The new charge sheet, filed on September 22, 2026, relates to a […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢30m Exim Bank loan case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/wontumi-pleads-not-guilty-in-gh-30m-exim-bank-loan-case",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:46:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "GH¢30M Exim Bank case: Wontumi pleads not guilty to five amended charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/gh-30m-exim-bank-case-wontumi-pleads-not-guilty-to-five-amended",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:31:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Wontumi pleads not guilty to amended charges in EXIM Bank case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/wontumi-pleads-not-guilty-to-amended-charges-in-exim-bank-case",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:59:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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