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13 Dec

FBI Extradites “Most Wanted” Nigerian Fraudster From Ghana To Face Charges

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Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana to face charges in the United States. The announcement was made in a statement by United States Attorney Susan Lehr of the District of Nebraska. Kayode was arrested in April 2023 in Ghana at the behest of US law enforcement following an indictment filed in August 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska. He is accused of participating in a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) scheme that allegedly defrauded businesses of over $6 million between January 2015 and September…

FBI Joins OSP’s Probe Of Cecilia Dapaah’s US Assets

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has joined the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in a synchronized effort aimed at delving deep into the matters of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah. Their joint investigation will touch on assets and financial transactions tied to Ms. Dapaah within the US. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Prosecutor indicating that his outfit "and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) @USEmbassyGhana have initiated concurrent inquiries into the activities of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, and her associates.” This cooperative crusade seeks to unravel the…

EOCO, FBI Identify Over 100 Stolen Luxury Vehicles From US, Canada Being Sold In Ghana

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The US Embassy in Ghana has noted that collaborations with Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime, the US Department of State INL, and the FBI have revealed that over 100 luxury vehicles have been stolen from the US and Canada. In a tweet on May 9, 2023, the embassy noted that “their work and @StateINL‘s upcoming donation of asset-recovering equipment to @EOCOghana will ensure that international criminal organizations do not benefit from theft, fraud, and corruption.” Earlier, an investigation by Mariana van Zeller for the National Geographic Channel exposed a car smuggling syndicate traced to Ghana. The investigation which was published…