Ghanaian Man Pleads Guilty in U.S. Court for Romance Scams That Stole $100M

A Ghanaian national, Derrick Van Yeboah, pleaded guilty to participating in an international fraud ring that used romance scams and business email compromise to steal and launder more than $100 million from U.S. victims; prosecutors attribute over $10 million in direct losses to Van Yeboah. The report details the group's use of fake online identities and social engineering to extract funds and move proceeds to West Africa, notes FBI and Ghanaian law enforcement cooperation, and states Van Yeboah faces sentencing and restitution.