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Ghanaian businessman Isaac Kofi Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Kofi Boat, was arrested on June 13, 2025, but he returned to court on June 26 at an Accra Magistrate’s Court.
In order to gather necessary documentation for the extradition process to the United States, his legal team asked for a 14-day delay.However, just 10 days were allotted when Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney General, made submissions.Kofi Boat insisted throughout the hearing that he runs a genuine frozen-foods company with more than 13 locations around Ghana.
He flatly rejected any claims of fraud. His attorneys also contested the widely circulated $100 million number, arguing that the actual sum earned via legitimate business transactions is closer to $300,000.
The National Investigations Bureau (NIB) is still holding Kofi Boat. According to reports, his wife is helping him prepare business documents that will be used in his defence.
The US has accused three Ghanaian nationals, Kofi Boat, a man known as “Agony,” and a third unidentified defendant, of masterminding a $100 million romance fraud and money-laundering conspiracy.
This case is part of a larger criminal investigation.
The arrest and request for extradition come after the suspects were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering through a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam in an indictment released by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in May 2023.
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