She will serve five months in prison in hard labour should she defaults in paying the fine.
Tei who denied stealing the money, was found guilty after trial.
Police Chief Inspector Benson Benneh told the Court presided over by Evelyn Asamoah that Remi Salifu, the complainant is a manager at Lift Mark Ghana Limited whilst Tei, the convict is a salesperson in the same company.
He said the company which distributes Nestle Ghana Limited products, between December 19, 2019, and February 28, 2020, gave Tei 28 Cartons of Maggi Shrimp Tablet, 150 cartons of Maggi Shrimp tablets, four cartons of Maggi Chicken Tablet, 40 cartons of Maggi Shrimp Fort, 30 cartons of Maggi Dedeede tablet, 40 cartons of Ideal Milk totaling GH¢60,502.00 to supply to customers of the company.
The prosecution said Tei sold all the goods but failed to account for the GH¢60,502.00.
On March 26, 2020, a complaint was lodged at the Dansoman Police station.
Chief Inspector Benneh said the Dansoman Police station received information that Tei had been arrested and detained at the Odorkor Police Station.
The Court heard that Tei was re-arrested and handed over to the Dansoman Police Station and she admitted the offence in her investigation cautioned statement in the presence of an independent witness.
Chief Inspector Benneh said she confessed to collecting the products, distributing them, and collecting the money but failed to render an account to the complainant and abandoned her post.
He said Tei also led police to CMB and Agbogbloshie markets, where she supplied the goods but only retrieved Seven Hundred and Forty Ghana cedis (GHC740.00) of the amount from two of the customers. Most of the customers Tei led the police to indicate that they had paid the accused for the products.
Chief Inspector Benneh said Tei could however not tell the police what she had used the money for.
After investigation, she was charged with the offence and put before the court.
CCF’s crime prevention advocacy
Aside paying for the fines of petty offenders, Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has been relentless in its advocacy to help reduce crime. It has introduced programmes including the latest ‘Stay Away From Trouble’ as part of its crime prevention advocacy project.
Through these programmes CCF cautions the general public against acts that could land them in trouble in a bid to curb crime.
The Foundation screens one-on-one interviews with prison inmates bringing to bear acts that landed them in prison and the difficulties they face in custody.
