The outgoing president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has granted a presidential pardon to William Ato Essien and 10 other convicted individuals. Mr Ato Essien, the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Accra High Court in October 2023. He was convicted of embezzling over GH¢90 million of the Bank … Continue reading Akufo-Addo pardons defunct Capital Bank’s Ato Essien and 10 others