Dutch couple involved in Adoption scandal
Dutch couple involved in Adoption scandal
Posted by William Beeko on January 10, 2011 at 10:24 am in Top Story
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Investigation has uncovered a big scandal in the adoption of a Ghanaian child involving a Dutch national, John Wubbeling and his Ghanaian wife, Eunice Wubbeling-Boateng.
Mr. Wubbeling and his wife presently reside at Nungua on the beach road.
Though the whole transaction was legal, findings revealed that Mr. Wubbeling and his wife, who facilitated the process, took advantage of the adoption process to swindle the adoptive family, Dr. Peter Thiel and Mrs. Iris Thiel-Brokman [the Dutch couple] based in Holland to the tune of about 35,000 Euros.
This lump sum, according to documents, was not collected by Mr. and Mrs. Wubbeling at a go, but clandestinely in bits.
The Ghanaian child- whose name was given as Daniel Ali- was adopted by the Dr. Peter and Mrs. Iris Thiel-Brokman family, from the Osu Children’s Home under the Department of Social Welfare.
It was established from further findings that the adoption of Master Daniel by the Dutch couple took place in the year 2009 and the entire process spanned over a five-month period — March 2009- September 2009.
This was corroborated by Mr. Ebenezer Amarteifio, the Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare, when this reporter reached him to ascertain the authenticity or otherwise of the matter.
“It is true that Daniel Ali was legally adopted by Dr. Peter Thiel and Iris Thiel-Brokman, the Dutch couple in 2009, but it is a big lie that Social Welfare directors took monies at every meeting as part of the adoption process as Eunice and John Wubbeling claim,” Mr. Amarteifio said.
He also denied claims by the Wubbelings that they paid monies to Social Welfare directors during every meeting for official discussions.
Mr. Amarteifio further vowed to expose John and Eunice Wubbeling for using the names of Social Welfare directors to amass wealth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wubbeling, Today Newspaper discovered, in their attempt to outwit and swindle Dr. Peter and Mrs. Iris Thiel-Brokman formed a consultancy company with the name ‘Wubbeling & Partners- Experts in Expertise.’
With their consultancy company in play, the Wubbelings used their discretion to charge the adoptive family huge sums of money.
High charges, according to documents in possession of the paper which include e-mails, reports and invoices indicate that the Wubbelings were out for one- to make supernormal profits from Mr. and Mrs. Thiel-Brokman.
As part of the modus operandi of the Wubellings, the paper found out that they faked invoices with several charges and push them down the throat of the adoptive family.
Though some of the invoices prepared by the Wubbelings to the Thiel-Brokman family showed that the former had made some payments to some directors at the Department of the Social Welfare, checks revealed that no transaction and payments had been made to any official at the Social Welfare.
Instead it emerged that all monies that accompanied the transactions between the Wubbleings and the adoptive family went into the pockets of the former.
We present to readers some of the invoices the Wubbelings prepared for the adoptive family.
Wubbeling & Partners Ltd.
Experts in Expertise
Attn. Dr. Peter Thiel
Iris Thiel-Brokmann
Westkapellelaan 234
2554 BD Den Haag NL
Subject: Invoice July 2009
Dear Sir,
Referring to your confirmation by email 12th July 2009 to assist you by the Adoption of your Children to the Netherlands, I herewith send you the invoice for consultancy, preliminary duties, meetings and negotiations for the period of July 2009.
INVOICE
Calculation
13-07 Visit / meeting with management Children’s Home-Osu Accra = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + Lunch GHc 15,– = GHc 55,–
14-07 Visit / meeting Children’s Home-Osu Accra and making appointments = GHc 60,–
Presents on behalf of Peter and Iris Thiel = GHc 15,–
15-07 Administration, Internal discussions and preparing notes, = GHc 60,–
16-07 Visit / meeting Children’s Home, negotiations with Mrs. Abbey = GHc 60,–
Lunch with Mrs. Abbey = GHc 15,–
17-07 Visit and negotiations at Department Social Welfare Accra, Mr. Adongo = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– = GHc 30,–
20-07 Visit / meeting at Dep. Soc. Welfare with Mr. Adongo forwarding process = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– + Lunches, contact with NL Authorities (calls=GHc 10) = GHc 50,–
21-07 Visit / discussions at Children’s Home with Mrs. Abbey = GHc 60,–
24-07 Visit / meeting at Dep. Social Welfare with Mr. Amartifei = GHc 60,–
27-07 Visit / meeting with Iris to Dep. Soc. Welfare and Childrens Home = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– + Lunches with Iris = GHc 60,–
28-07 Visit / meeting with Iris to Childrens Home, negotiations Dep.Soc.Welf. = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– + Lunches = GHc 45,–
29-07 Visit to Childrens Home with Iris and visit the beach = GHc 60,–
Loan to Iris of GHc 10,– and lunches with Iris = GHc 40,–
30-07 Visit to Childrens Home with Iris and Peter + Shopping Mall = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– Loan to Iris GHc 50,– = GHc 80,–
31-07 Visit to Childrens Home with Iris and Peter, = GHc 60,–
Fuel and Preparing and buying Documents at Register General= GHc 30 = GHc 60,–
Total amount GHc 1,230–
Please, will you be so kind and transfer the sum of GHc 1,230 (= Euro 615,–) by International Bank guaranteed Cheque or other accepted means of payment, within 30 days.
Wubbeling & Partners Ltd.
Experts in Expertise
Attn. Dr. Peter Thiel
Iris Thiel-Brokmann
Westkapellelaan 234
2554 BD Den Haag NL
Subject: Invoice August 2009
3 September 2009
Dear Sir,
Referring to your confirmation by email 12th July 2009 to assist you by the Adoption of your Children to the Netherlands, I herewith send you the invoice for consultancy, preliminary duties, meetings and negotiations for the period of August 2009.
INVOICE
Calculation
03-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home-Osu-Accra = GHc60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + lunch GHc 10,– = GHc50,–
04-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home-Osu-Accra = GHc60,–
Lunch GHc 10,– = GHc10,–
05-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home-Osu-Accra = GHc60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + lunch GHc 10,– = GHc50,–
06-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home-Osu-Accra = GHc60,–
Lunch GHc 10,– = GHc10,–
07-08 Visit to Secretary General to establish Apollonia Dentistry Ltd (Forms) = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + Lunch GHc 10,– = GHc 50,–
10-08 Visit / Investigation Ghana-Canada Hosptital in connection to Apollonia = GHc 60,–
11-08 Visit to Register General’s office to register Apollonia Dentistry Ltd. = GHc 60,–
24-08 Visit / meeting at Dep. Soc. Welfare with Mr. Adongo, Social Report = GHc 60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + Lunches GHc 10,– = GHc 50,–
25-08 Visit / meeting Childrens Home-Osu Accra and making appointments = GHc60,–
26-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home-Osu-Accra = GHc60,–
Fuel GHc 30,– + lunch GHc 10,– + present for Daniel GHc 10,– = GHc50,–
27-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home + Secretary General office = GHc60,–
28-08 Visit Daniel / Mrs Abbey at Children’s Home + Departm. Social Welfare = GHc60,–
Fuel GHc 40,– + lunch GHc 10,– = GHc50,–
31-08 Visit / meeting at Dep. Social Welfare with Mr. Adongo, Social Report = GHc60,–
07-08 Fee for registration of Business company Apollonia Dentistry Ghana Ltd = GHc 500,–
Total amount GHc 1,600–
Please, will you be so kind and transfer the sum of GHc 1,600 (= Euro 800,–) to ABN/AMRO bank, account nr. 410 185507 of All Container Shipping b.v., Attn. Wubbeling-Ghana, within 30 days.
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