Ex-Banker Convicted in US for Bribing Ghanaian Officials

Ex-banker convicted in US for bribing Ghanaian officials

A U.S.-Ghanaian citizen, Asante Kwako Berko, was convicted on Thursday for bribing Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana. A federal jury, which reviewed court documents and evidence presented at trial, found Berko guilty of conspiring to pay more than $1 million in bribes to multiple individuals. In December […] Ex-banker convicted in US for bribing Ghanaian officials

Ex-Goldman Banker Convicted, Faces 30 Years in Ghana Case

Former Goldman Sachs investment banker Asante Kwaku Berko has been convicted on every count in a foreign bribery and money laundering case involving more than $1 million in payments connected to a Ghanaian power project, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced. A federal jury found Berko guilty of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a substantive violation of the law, and conspiracy to commi…

Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Director Convicted Over Ghana Power Plant Bribery Scheme

A former executive director at Goldman Sachs, Asante Berko, has been convicted by a federal jury in the United States over his role in a multi-million-dollar bribery scheme involving Ghanaian government officials and a controversial power plant project.