They are members of a Ghana-based criminal enterprise and laundered money from fraud schemes including romance scams, which targeted the elderly; fraudulent small business loans and email compromises against businesses and individuals located across the US. The suspects include Faisal Ali, aka Clarence Graveley, 34; Sadick Edusei Kissi, Farouk Appiedu, 35; Celvin Freeman, 47; Fred Asante, 35; and Lord Aning, 28; a statement by the United States Department for Justice revealed. According to the statement, the suspects, since the year 2013, have been executing frauds. It continued further that four out of the six, collectively controlled over 45 banks with deposits of approximately USD55 million. They also opened bank accounts using names of companies they formed and claimed to be dealing in food exports and imports, automobiles sales and freight trucking and shipping.
US Authorities have arrested six Ghanaians based in the USA in connection with their roles in a fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
The six, said to be members of a criminal enterprise based in Ghana, allegedly laundered more than $50 million, which primarily consisted of proceeds of fraud schemes from business email compromises, romance scams targeting elderly and fraudulent small business loans for COVID-19 relief.
The six through their criminal enterprise are alleged to have committed a series of business email compromises and romance scams against individuals and businesses located across the United States.
A statement released by the United States Department for Justice on Wednesday, February 17, named the suspects as Farouk Appiedu, 35, Fred Asante, 35, Celvin Freeman, 47, Lord Aning, 28, Sadick Edusei Kissi, 24, and Faisal Ali, aka “Clarence Graveley, 34.
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