Ghanaian businessman Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Kofi Boat, has been extradited to the United States to face charges in connection with a massive fraud scheme allegedly worth over $100 million.
According to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York on Friday, August 8, 2025, Kofi Boat and three alleged accomplices — Inusah Ahmed, Derrick Van Yeboah, and Patrick Kwame Asare — have been indicted for their roles in the alleged financial crimes.
The extradition follows a joint operation by Interpol and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which led to Kofi Boat’s arrest on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Authorities confirmed that Kofi Boat, Ahmed, and Van Yeboah arrived in the US on Thursday, August 7, 2025, and appeared the same day before US Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger in New York.
The accused face multiple charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy, each carrying a potential sentence of up to 20 years in a US prison.
Patrick Kwame Asare remains at large, and US authorities are urging the public to assist with information that could lead to his arrest.
Ghanaian Fraud Kingpin Kofi Boat and Accomplices Indicted in $100M U.S. Scam
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Isaac Oduro Boateng, a.k.a. Kofi Boat, and three others face multiple U.S. federal charges for leading a fraud syndicate that stole over $100M via romance scams and business email compromises between… pic.twitter.com/vLLe3UQtxJ
