Kofi Tonto, a former Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Ghana Embassy in Washington DC, has shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of a local staff member, Fred Kwarteng, over alleged corrupt practices believed to have contributed to the embassy's closure.
In support of a statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, , on May 26, 2025, Kofi Tonto disclosed that he personally launched an investigation into Fred Kwarteng's activities after receiving reports that Kwarteng had established a private company outside the embassy to offer mailing services and was charging clients unapproved fees. "He is a bad boy.
I personally investigated him because he had established his own company.
My checks revealed that he was at the embassy around 2015 and was regularized in 2017 as the Foreign Affairs minister indicated. "His private company was outside the embassy offering mailing services demanding customers to pay extra fees illegally.
