MONROVIA, Montserrado – The Liberia National Police has arrested, charged and forwarded to court Bendu Dainsee, a 32-year-old bank teller of Global Bank Liberia Limited for misappropriation and theft of property.
According to the police charge sheet, the accused was assigned as an outlet teller to BIVAC International to collect money from customers meant to be deposited into the institution account at Global Bank and was later transferred to the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation in the same capacity.
Dainsee allegedly received cash payments from customers of both organizations amounting to more than US$120,000 that was intended to be deposited into the organizations’ respective United States dollar accounts.
Bendu Dainsee in handcuffs and shielding her face. Photo: Zeze Ballah
Instead of depositing the amounts, Dainsee apparently inserted several US$1 dollar bills among the US$20 bills received from customers without the knowledge of the bank management.
According to police, the accused only deposited US$17,340 into the Global Bank recovery fund account but failed to account for US$105,257.
Dainsee has been remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison.
Editor’s note: This article has been modified to remove the name of Prince Williams as a co-conspirator. Global Bank confirmed that the police charge sheet was in error to list him as such.
Featured photo by Zeze Ballah
