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Derrick Van Yeboah: Extradited defendant later sentenced in New York
Van Yeboah was extradited from Ghana in 2025. DOJ says he pleaded guilty in March 2026 and was sentenced in July 2026.
FBI Ghana arrests and extraditions
Arrived from Ghana · 7 August 2025
Derrick Van Yeboah
Also known as: Van
Guilty plea; sentenced to 85 months
Extradited defendant later sentenced in New York
Existing Crime Watch Global subject photograph.
Derrick Van Yeboah arrived in the United States after Ghana extradited him and two co-defendants on 7 August 2025. The FBI investigated the case with Ghanaian partners.
The Justice Department later reported that Van Yeboah pleaded guilty on 5 March 2026 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On 28 July 2026, a federal judge sentenced him to 85 months in prison and ordered forfeiture. DOJ attributes more than $10 million in losses from romance scams to his conduct. His conviction should not be attributed to the other defendants merely because they were charged in the same case.
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