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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States has announced that one more Ghanaian, believed to be involved in the stealing of over $100 million in a large-scale international fraud scheme, is at large.
The suspect, named by the FBI as Patrick Kwame Asare, also known as Borgar.
According to the FBI and the Office of the State Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick Kwame Asare is one of four Ghanaians believed to be members of the notorious criminal gang, The Enterprise.
A joint statement by the FBI and the State Attorney’s Office announcing the extradition of three of the four Ghanaians – Isaac Oduro Boateng (Kofi Boat), Insuah Ahmed (Pascal) and Derrick Van Yeboah (Van) – after their arrest by Ghana’s security authorities said that Borgar had not been arrested yet.
FBI announces extradition of three Ghanaians in $100 million international fraud scheme
The statement indicated that Kofi Boat, Pascal and Van, who were extradited to the US on August 7, 2025, would be prosecuted for roles in an international criminal organisation that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromises.
“United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher G. Raia, announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals – Isaac Oduro Boateng, a.k.a ‘Kofi Boat,’ Insuah Ahmed, a.k.a ‘Pascal,’ Derrick Van Yeboah, a.k.a ‘Van,’ and Patrick Kwame Asare, a.k.a ‘Borgar’ – for their roles in an international criminal organisation that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromises.
“They further announced Ghana’s extradition of Boateng, Ahmed, and Van Yeboah, who arrived in the U.S. on August 7, 2025, and will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger. Asare remains at large,” parts of the statement read.
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The FBI Assistant Director in Charge said that the Ghanaians, who are believed to be high-ranking members of The Enterprise, scammed Americans through various means, including tricking vulnerable older men and women into believing that they were in a relationship.
The defendants have been brought to the United States to be held accountable for their alleged roles in scamming companies and vulnerable Americans out of over $100 million.
“Deceiving businesses using email compromise campaigns and tricking innocent elderly victims through fraudulent companionship in order to exploit their trust and finances is not merely appalling but illegal. The FBI will continue to ensure anyone who preys on companies and vulnerable Americans online is made to face the criminal justice system,” Raia said.
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