Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 20 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comIndicted relative of former Ghanaian Vice President pleads guilty to fraud charges, faces 10-yr jail termDr. Moses deGraft-Johnson was indicted on several counts of fraudUS-based Ghanaian surgeon, Dr. Moses deGraft-Johnson who was indicted earlier this year for his alleged involvement in fraud has pleaded guilty to 56 counts of health-care fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The report also indicated that he will be sentenced on April 8, 2021, at the U.S Courthouse in Tallahassee. In court in February, prosecutors said deGraft-Johnson's wife was applying for a professional license in Ghana. The surgeon had initially pleaded not guilty after being arraigned by the Federal court in February. ?LOL #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/rC3AUfQpgD — 50cent (@50cent) December 19, 2020Send your news stories to and features to .

Source: GhanaWeb December 20, 2020 13:26 UTC