In March this year five policemen, including the East Legon District Police Commander, DSP Emmanuel Basintale were arrested in connection with a number of
alleged fraudulent gold
deals running into several millions of Ghana cedis.
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has
alleged among others things that Mahama - led government signed a
fraudulent deal worth about $ 300 million for national security equipment.
The article followed a series of earlier stories beginning on Feb. 5, 2010 that linked Burnside's then boyfriend, an RCMP superintendent and «top covert operations expert», to an
alleged fraudulent $ 3 - million lease agreement, and falsely stated among other things that his «realtor girlfriend» benefitted from a $ 70,000 commission on the
deal, says Burnside's release.