Former banker charged with bribing Ghanaian officials to be arraigned in Brooklyn
Berko was extradited Monday to the Eastern District of New York from the United Kingdom where he was arrested on Nov. 3, 2022.
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A former banker is facing charges in Brooklyn for international money laundering, according to Breon Peace – U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York.
Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual resident of the United States and Ghana, is being charged for using United States currency to bribe Ghanian officials to secure a power plant deal. Between 2014 and 2017, Berko and others paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure that a Turkish energy company won a bid to build the power plant.
Berko was extradited Monday to the Eastern District of New York from the United Kingdom where he was arrested on Nov. 3, 2022.
