The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Justice announced the extradition of three Ghanaians - Isaac Oduro Boateng (Kofi Boat), Insuah Ahmed (Pascal), and Derrick Van Yeboah (Van) - alleged to be the kingpins of a notorious scam gang, 'The Enterprise'.
According to a statement issued by the FBI and the Department of Justice, Kofi Boat, Pascal, Van, and one other suspect who is at large, Patrick Kwame Asare (Borgar), were part of "high-ranking members of a criminal organisation based in Ghana that committed romance scams and business email compromises against individuals and businesses located across the US," stealing and laundering more than $100 million from the victims.
Details of proceedings in court and the indictment document shared by the Attorney General's Office of the Southern District of New York gave an insight into the alleged crimes committed by the four Ghanaians.
The crimes they have been charged with: The Attorney General's Office indicated that the four men had been charged with the following crimes: One count of wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
