US Court Sentences Ghanaian to Over Seven Years for $100 Million Online Fraud Scheme
Derrick Van Yeboah has been sentenced to 85 months in a U.S. federal prison after admitting his role in a Ghana-based fraud syndicate that stole...
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Abu Trica’s Mansion, Lamborghini, Cybertruck Seized in Alleged $8m Romance Scam Case
Ghanaian socialite Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has had his alleged luxury assets seized by United States authorities following his extradition to face...
80 elderly Americans allegedly duped as Ghanaian Abu Trica faces $8m romance scam charges
A Ghanaian man extradited to the United States is facing allegations that he used artificial intelligence tools, fake identities and online deception to run a...
Abu Trica Rearrested After High Court Upholds US Extradition Request
A legal battle over the extradition of alleged fraud suspect Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has moved closer to the United States after...
Ghanaian Brothers, U.S.-Based Woman Indicted in Alleged Romance Scam Targeting Elderly Americans
Federal prosecutors in the United States have indicted two Ghanaian brothers and a U.S.-based woman over an alleged romance fraud operation accused of preying on...
Abu Trica Charged in $8 Million AI-Driven Romance Scam Targeting Elderly Americans
Federal prosecutors have unsealed charges in a wide-ranging U.S. romance-fraud investigation, revealing that a Ghanaian national is accused of helping siphon more than $8 million...
Ghana Police Rescue 57 Nigerians Forced into Cybercrime, Arrest Five Suspects
Ghanaian police have uncovered a major human trafficking and cybercrime operation, rescuing 57 Nigerians who were allegedly lured into the country under false job offers...
Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to U.S. for $100M Romance Scam and Email Fraud Ring
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and FBI New York Field Office head Christopher G. Raia announced the unsealing of an indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals, Isaac...
“Clean Boy” Shatta Wale Defends His Wealth, Slams Fraud Allegations as Envy-Driven
Amid a widening fraud investigation that has implicated some Ghanaians abroad, dancehall star Shatta Wale is distancing himself from the scandal. The controversy flared after...
I Built My Brand, Don’t Mistake It for Fraud – Shatta Wale Fires Back at Rumors
Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has issued a defiant public statement in the wake of renewed scrutiny following the arrest of his associate, Isaac Kofi...