Ghana: U.S. Extradites Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana Over $6m Corruption Case
U.S. officials said the transfer is the first extradition from the United States to Ghana since 2009 and will allow sentencing to proceed.
- On Tuesday, the United States completed the extradition of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the embezzlement of over $6 million.
- Convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in 2024, Tamakloe-Attionu was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty of stealing, money laundering, and procurement offences.
- In April, a District Court in Nevada upheld the extradition request, finding sufficient grounds for the transfer under the bilateral treaty between the two countries.
- Confirming her arrival, Ghana's Ministry confirmed the extradition marks the first such transfer to Ghana since 2009, positioning her to face sentencing and complete legal processes.
- A law lecturer at the institution told Ghana-based JoyNews that the development is "evidence of effective international cooperation" in tackling corruption and financial crimes through extradition treaties.
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Ghana: U.S. Extradites Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana Over $6m Corruption Case
The United States of America has extradited Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges, including the embezzlement of over $6 million in Ghanaian taxpayer funds.
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The United States has extradited former chief executive of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana to begin serving a ten-year prison sentence, in the first such transfer between the two countries in 16 years. Tamakloe Attionu, who served as chief executive of MASLOC from 2013 to 2016, left Ghana in 2019 after obtaining permission from the court to travel abroad for medical treatment but did not return for …
US Extradites Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe to Ghana
Former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu has been extradited from the United States to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted on dozens of corruption-related charges involving the misappropriation of more than $6 million in public funds. The extradition, announced by the US Embassy in Accra on Tuesday, marks the first transfer of a fugitive from the United States to Ghana since 2009. US and Ghanaian a…
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