Overview

• U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed charges against Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, Derrick Van Yeboah, and Patrick Kwame Asare for orchestrating over $100 million in romance and business email compromise schemes.
• Three of the suspects arrived in the United States on August 7 to face federal counts while authorities continue efforts to apprehend the fourth defendant.
• Court documents allege the group preyed on vulnerable older adults through fake online relationships and used spoofed corporate email accounts to trick employees into wiring funds.
• The indictment describes how U.S.-based middlemen laundered stolen proceeds and sent remaining funds to West African coordinators known within the ring as "chairmen."
• The case is being prosecuted by the SDNY’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit under Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Mead and Mitzi Steiner, with charges including wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies.