United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Christopher G.
Raia, announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals, Isaac Oduro Boateng aka "Kofi Boat," Inusah Ahmed aka "Pascal," Derrick Van Yeboah aka "Van," and Patrick Kwame Asare aka "Borgar," for their roles in an international criminal organization that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromises.
They further announced Ghana's extradition of Boateng, Ahmed, and Van Yeboah, who arrived in the U.S.
on August 7, 2025, and will be presented today before U.S.
