Ghanaian US army officer jailed for romantic scams, money laundering

Frimpong, who is 33-years-old, was found guilty on three counts of money laundering on September 14, 2023, and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to victims.

According to a report by the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, dated April 18, 2024, Frimpong and other conspirators engaged in the said elaborate scams.

They impersonated romantic love interests, diplomats, customs personnel, military personnel, and other fictitious personas to earn the confidence of their victims.

The US Attorney’s Office added that the scams included promises of romance, sharing of an inheritance or other riches, or other scenarios intended to fraudulently induce the victims to provide money or property to the conspirators.

Frimpong, 33, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to victims for laundering the illicit proceeds of an elaborate series of romance scams.

Frimpong and other conspirators, engaged in elaborate scams, impersonating romantic love interests, diplomats, customs personnel, military personnel, and other fictitious personas for the purpose of ensnaring their victims by earning their confidence, including promises of romance, sharing of an inheritance or other riches, or other scenarios intended to fraudulently induce the victims to provide money or property to the conspirators.

Frimpong then laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds of these frauds through his various bank accounts across state lines and through his contacts in Ghana.