A Ghanaian national has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud following his extradition to the United States last year, federal prosecutors announced.
Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as “Dada Joe Remix,” entered the plea after being arrested in Ghana on an extradition warrant in May 2025.
He has remained in custody since being transferred to the US in June 2025.
According to court documents, Boateng admitted that he and his co-conspirators orchestrated a decade-long romance and inheritance fraud scheme between 2013 and March 2023.
The operation targeted elderly victims across Arizona and the wider United States.
The conspirators used online dating websites, text messages, and other electronic media to feign romantic interest in their victims.
They also falsely claimed to have received an inheritance of gold and jewels, convincing victims to send money to cover fabricated taxes and administrative fees required to release the assets.
As part of his plea agreement, Boateng has agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million in restitution, representing the direct financial loss caused by his role in the operation.
The investigation was led by the FBI Phoenix Division’s Sierra Vista office, with the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona handling the prosecution.
Federal authorities credited several international agencies for their assistance in the extradition, including the FBI Legal Attaché in Accra, Ghana’s Ministry of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, Ghana Police Services – INTERPOL, and the US Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs.
Boateng is scheduled to be sentenced on 8 September 2026, before US District Judge Angela M. Martinez.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana