The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have arrested four top Ghanaian wire fraud suspects through a joint operation with the Ghanaian Ministry of Interior. The alleged cybercrime kingpins namely Isaac Oduro Boateng affectionately known as “Kofi Boat”, Inusah Ahmed, Derrick Van Yeboah and Patrick Kwame Asare are facing extradition to the United States for prosecution for involvement in a wide range of romance scam and money laundering through a fraudulent scheme.
The extradition request, issued by the United States Department of State under the auspices of the U.S Embassy in Accra, follows a May 2023 indictment by the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York
The indictment identifies at least one business and eight individuals as confirmed victims of the scheme, which US prosecutors say led to losses of at least $100 million. On June 13, 2024, the US Embassy delivered diplomatic note to Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the suspects’ provisional arrest. Ghana’s Minister of the Interior, Mohammed- Mubarak Muntaka, subsequently signed an arrest warrant on March 18, 2025, authorizing the detentions. The extradition proceedings are expected to continue in the coming weeks as Ghanaian authorities cooperate with their US counterparts.
