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Derrick Van Yeboah guilty plea in wire fraud case

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A U.S. federal court accepted Derrick Van Yeboah's guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, advancing a cyber-fraud case tied to more than $100 million stolen from victims. Prosecutors said the Ghana-based ring used business email compromise and romance scams to target people and businesses across the United States. Van Yeboah also agreed to more than $10 million in restitution and faces sentencing on June 3.

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  1. 06.03.2026 02:00 2 articles · 2mo ago

    Derrick Van Yeboah pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy

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    Derrick Van Yeboah, a Ghanaian national and high-ranking member of a Ghana-based fraud operation, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and agreed to pay more than $10 million in restitution. Prosecutors said he personally conducted many of the romance scams and was linked to more than $10 million in losses tied to a cross-border fraud ring that used business email compromise and online deception against victims in the United States.

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  2. 06.03.2026 02:00 1 articles · 2mo ago

    Public disclosure details the fraud ring's losses and sentencing schedule

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    Public reporting on the case said the Ghana-based operation targeted Americans between 2016 and May 2023, stole over $100 million from victims across the United States, and used spoofed email addresses plus romance scams to move money through U.S. middlemen. The same disclosure noted that Derrick Van Yeboah had been extradited to the United States in August 2025 and is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian on June 3.

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