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FBI Ghana Arrests & U.S. Extraditions
Read sourced stories of people arrested in Ghana and extradited to the United States in FBI-investigated cases, with photographs where available.
Ghana-linked fraud archive update · 15 October 2026
Official DOJ source search · Archive reviewed 24 September 2026
For the Africa-wide FBI wanted snapshot and country folders, including the original FBI profiles and status caveats, see the regional archive.
Ghana to the United States
FBI-linked arrests and extraditions
Seven named people whose arrest in Ghana and transfer to the U.S. are documented in Justice Department releases. Some were arrested by Ghanaian authorities and transferred to FBI agents; describing every arrest as an arrest “by the FBI” would be inaccurate. This is a sourced public selection, not a claim to cover every FBI case.
Existing Crime Watch Global case photo of Frederick Kumi; DOJ's release does not supply a subject portrait.
Extradited from Ghana · 9 July 2026
Frederick Kumi
Also known as: Abu Trica / Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng
Charged; prosecution reported
DOJ says Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 and extradited to the U.S. in July 2026 over allegations tied to romance fraud against older Americans.
Existing Crime Watch Global case photograph. The DOJ release did not publish individual portraits.
Arrived from Ghana · 7 August 2025
Isaac Oduro Boateng
Also known as: Kofi Boat
Indicted; extradited
DOJ says Boateng was among three defendants extradited from Ghana in an FBI-investigated alleged romance-scam and business-email-compromise case.
Third-party press photograph attributed to Ghana Regions; DOJ did not publish a portrait.
Arrived from Ghana · 7 August 2025
Inusah Ahmed
Also known as: Pascal
Indicted; extradited
The FBI and federal prosecutors named Ahmed among three men brought from Ghana to face charges in New York.
Existing Crime Watch Global subject photograph.
Arrived from Ghana · 7 August 2025
Derrick Van Yeboah
Also known as: Van
Guilty plea; sentenced to 85 months
Van Yeboah was extradited from Ghana in 2025. DOJ says he pleaded guilty in March 2026 and was sentenced in July 2026.
Third-party press photo from Graphic Online; DOJ did not publish a subject portrait.
Extradited from Ghana · 26 June 2025
Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng
Also known as: Dada Joe Remix · not Isaac Oduro Boateng
Pleaded guilty in 2026
The FBI says Boateng was arrested in Ghana on an extradition warrant and taken to Arizona; DOJ later reported a guilty plea.
No verified subject photograph in the cited official release
Arrested in Ghana · April 2023; U.S. court appearance 11 December 2024
Abiola Ayorinde Kayode
Indicted; extradited
DOJ says Ghanaian authorities arrested Kayode at the U.S. request and handed him to FBI agents for transfer to Nebraska.
No verified subject photograph in the cited official release
Extradited from Ghana · 21 August 2020
Deborah Mensah
Guilty plea; sentenced to 70 months
FBI New York and IRS-CI announced Mensah's transfer from Ghana; DOJ later reported a guilty plea and prison sentence.
Related Ghana-based FBI cases
DOJ confirms these Ghana-resident or Ghana-linked defendants were arrested overseas and later extradited to the U.S., but its cited releases do not explicitly identify Ghana as each person’s arrest or transfer location. They are listed separately rather than counted as confirmed Ghana-to-U.S. transfers.
No verified subject photograph in the cited official release
Ghana-based arrest; extradited to Tennessee · 2020
Maxwell Atugba Abayeta
Also known as: Maxwell Peter
Convicted; sentenced to 55 months
DOJ named the Tamale resident among overseas arrestees and later confirmed his extradition and sentence in the FBI-led case.
No verified subject photograph in the cited official release
Ghana-based arrest; extradited to Tennessee · 2019
Babatunde Martins
Convicted; sentenced to time served
DOJ identified Martins as an Accra resident arrested overseas, later extradited to Memphis, and subsequently convicted.
No verified subject photograph in the cited official release
Overseas arrest; later extradited to Tennessee
Benard Emurhowhoariogho Okorhi
Convicted; sentenced to 75 months
DOJ reported Okorhi's overseas arrest while he resided in Ghana, and later confirmed his U.S. extradition and sentence.
FBI Cleveland-led investigation · Virginia arrests DOJ release · 14 May 2026
Three defendants indicted in alleged romance-fraud case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio reported that an indictment in United States v. Jamal Abubakari, et al. charged three defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. It said all three had been arrested in Virginia and were in custody pending further proceedings. The release does not specify arrest dates. The investigation leading to the indictments was led by the FBI Cleveland Division; it also acknowledges assistance from the FBI Washington Field Office, the FBI Legal Attaché Office in Accra, and other U.S. and Ghanaian partners.
- Jamal Abubakari, 22 Also identified in the release as Jamal Abubakar, aka “Arrangement.”
- Kamal Abubakari, 22 Also identified in the release as Kamal Abubakar, aka “Lancaster.”
- Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, 53 Also identified as Amanda Joy Glum and Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman.
The aliases “Arrangement” and “Lancaster” refer to Jamal and Kamal Abubakari; they are not additional defendants. The alleged conduct and charges remain allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Read the official DOJ release · USAO Northern District of Ohio
Supplied images — identities not independently verified
These reader-supplied images are shown separately for context only. No reliable source provided with them establishes who is pictured; they are not identified as the defendants and are not official DOJ or FBI photographs.
Supplied image A · identity unverified
Supplied image B · identity unverified
Other Ghana-connected DOJ records
Different scope: These older grouped records come from a Southern District of New York Ghana search, and some people were arrested in the U.S. or extradited from the U.K. They are not counted among the seven Ghana-to-U.S. transfers above. A case-reference image is shown where DOJ did not publish a person’s photograph; it is not a portrait of the named defendant. Charges are allegations unless a cited update records a conviction.
EXTRADITED FROM GHANA7 August 2025
Photograph available for Derrick Van Yeboah; the DOJ release names all three extradited defendants.
ISAAC ODURO BOATENG · INUSAH AHMED · DERRICK VAN YEBOAH
SDNY and the FBI announced that Ghana extradited Boateng, Ahmed, and Van Yeboah to face charges alleging roles in a Ghana-based organization accused of stealing more than $100 million through romance scams and business email compromises.
EXTRADITED FROM GHANA21 August 2020
Official FBI Accra reference image; the DOJ release did not publish a subject portrait.
DEBORAH MENSAH
The FBI New York Field Office and IRS-CI announced Mensah’s extradition from Ghana in a multimillion-dollar business-email-compromise and romance-fraud money-laundering case. She later pleaded guilty and was sentenced.
EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES12 May 2023
Publicly supplied subject photograph.
MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE (HAJIA4REALL)
SDNY and the FBI announced that the Ghanaian social-media personality was extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States over an alleged romance-scam money-laundering scheme. She later pleaded guilty.
ARRESTED IN THE UNITED STATES17 February 2021
Official FBI Accra reference image; the DOJ release did not provide six individual portraits.
FAROUK APPIEDU · FRED ASANTE · CELVIN FREEMAN · LORD ANING · SADICK EDUSEI KISSI · FAISAL ALI
The FBI New York Field Office and IRS-CI announced six arrests in multiple U.S. states in a fraud and money-laundering prosecution tied to a Ghana-based criminal enterprise.
ARRESTED / LATER CONVICTED2018 arrests
Official FBI Accra reference image; the DOJ result did not publish individual portraits.
MUFTAU ADAMU · TOUREY AHMED RUFAI · PRINCE NANA AGGREY · ABDUL RASHID MASOUD · MUBARAK BATURI
SDNY records identify five defendants arrested in a multimillion-dollar fraud prosecution involving business email compromises and romance scams linked to a Ghana-based enterprise. Later DOJ releases document guilty pleas and sentences.