Accra, July 2, GNA – Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as “Dada Joe Remix”, has pleaded guilty in a United States court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
Boateng, who was extradited from Ghana in June 2025, admitted to his role in a long-running scheme targeting elderly victims in the United States.
The United States Embassy in Ghana, in a statement published on its website, said Boateng agreed to pay restitution of about 4.4 million dollars.
It said the United States was working with the Government of Ghana and international law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute cyber and transnational crimes targeting American citizens.
A statement issued by the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona said Boateng was arrested in Ghana on May 27, 2025, on an extradition warrant and later transferred to the United States in June 2025, where he has remained in custody.
In his plea agreement, Boateng admitted that he and his co-conspirators operated a romance and inheritance fraud scheme between 2013 and March 2023, targeting elderly victims in Arizona and across the United States.
The statement said that the co-conspirators posed as romantic partners on online dating platforms and through electronic communication, and falsely claimed to have received an inheritance of gold and jewels, requiring victims to pay taxes and fees to access the assets.
“The co-conspirators also falsely represented that they had received an “inheritance” of gold and jewels and that to release such items to the victims, taxes and other fees would be required,” it said.
Boateng has also agreed to pay restitution of about 4.4 million dollars, representing the direct losses linked to the scheme.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 8, 2026, before United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth sackey
Reporter: Joyce Danso