Management of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, also known as Ridge Hospital, has refuted claims that it hosted a fraudster who was supposed to serve a 15-year jail term for two months.
In a press release, the hospital said that David Aseye Tay, who was convicted of defrauding a bulk distribution company of over GHc27.9 million in 2018, was referred from the Nsawam Prison Clinic and admitted to the hospital on June 23, 2023, after falling ill.
The hospital said that he underwent a series of surgical procedures and was discharged on July 21, 2023, after spending a total of 28 days on admission.
The hospital denied reports that Tay was living in luxury at the hospital, receiving visits from family and friends and occasionally going home to be with his wife and family.
The hospital said that it uses electronic records systems to keep track of patients’ medical records in real-time and that these records can be verified by the necessary legal authority.
The hospital said that it was open to any suspicions or doubts regarding the matter and that its doors were always open for such verifications.
The hospital’s statement comes after some media reports alleged that Tay had been staying at Ridge Hospital for almost two months under the guise of being very sick, despite being sentenced to serve 15 years at the Nsawam Maximum Prison.
Tay was found guilty of 23 counts of defrauding by false pretence, issuance of false cheques and money laundering by an Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo in May 2023.
He admitted to having collected petroleum products from Misyl Energy Company Ltd., owned by Dr Nick Danso Adjei, through dubious means in 2018.
He was also ordered to forfeit some properties he acquired from the proceeds of his fraud, including houses, cars, a G&G operating licence worth GHc1.3 million and seven fuel stations across Ghana.