FBI Announces Extradition of Three Ghanaians in $100 Million International Fraud Scheme
$100 Million Fraud: Three Ghanaians extradited to US by FBI
FBI Announces Extradition of Three Ghanaians in $100 Million International Fraud Scheme
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the extradition of three Ghanaian nationals—Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, and Derrick Van Yeboah—for their alleged roles in a sophisticated international criminal organization that defrauded victims of over $100 million through romance scams and business email compromise (BEC) schemes. A fourth suspect, Patrick Kwame Asare, remains at large. The trio arrived in New York on August 7, 2025, and are scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger, with the case assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian. The Alleged Scheme According to the indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the four men were senior members of a Ghana-based criminal network. The organization targeted vulnerable individuals, particularly elderly Americans, through romance scams, deceiving them into believing they were in genuine online relationships. Once trust was…
