Convicted, Extradited, Acquitted: Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu's 78-count case in one timeline
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer for the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), was flown home in handcuffs in 2024, two years after her conviction, to serve 10 years for allegedly stealing millions in public money. She was acquitted seven weeks later. Her case unfolded from her leadership at MASLOC from November 2013 to January 2017, during which prosecutors say the offenses took place.
She was arraigned on January 30, 2019, before the High Court's Financial Division on 78 counts, including conspiracy to steal, stealing, causing financial loss to the state, improper payment of public funds, money laundering, and breaches of the Public Procurement Act. In 2019, she left Ghana for the United States for a medical check-up and did not return, leading the court to rule her absence unjustified and continue the trial without her. On April 16, 2024, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe convicted her on multiple counts and sentenced her to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour in absentia. Her lawyers, led by Enoch Deeg, filed an appeal on May 9, 2024.
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Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former MASLOC CEO, faced 78 counts of charges including stealing and money laundering. Her case, spanning years, involved
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