Nana Kwabena Amuah (L) is a convicted fraud kingpin mentioned in Shatta’s (R) Lamborghini saga
Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian native currently serving a jail term in the United States, has become the topic of discussions following some revelations that erupted after EOCO raided Shatta Wale’s residence.
Following the raid and seizure of Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini, the dancehall musician participated in a live TikTok session, where he claimed that he had no involvement or connection to the vehicle which has been purported to have been stolen.
Shatta, mentioned the names of the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and Nana Kwabena Amuah, a purported kingpin of a fraud syndicate in the US.
Shatta Wale, during his TikTok live, claimed that he bought the car from Kwabena Adu-Boahene for an amount of $150,000 but has no business with Nana Kwabena Amuah.
Meanwhile, Nana Kwabena Amuah, who has been linked to Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini saga is currently serving an 86-year jail sentence in the United States after defrauding approximately 70 victims.
60 of such victims were said to have suffered losses amounting to more than $ 4.6 million.
Per a report from the United States Justices Department website, and sighted by GhanaWeb, Kwabena Amuah’s fraud syndicate started in 2021 when he directed a co-defendant, Shimea McDonald, to open bank accounts for receiving money from a variety of fraud victims.
Nana Kwabena Amuah’s alleged schemes
Nana Kwabena Amuah, 33 years old, facilitated McDonald getting fake identity documentation, based on fake identity information she obtained from real people.
The document from the United States Justice read, “In 2021, Amuah was directing a co-defendant, Shimea McDonald, to open bank accounts for receiving money from a variety of fraud victims. Amuah helped facilitate McDonald getting fake identity documentation, based on fake identity information she obtained from real people. McDonald also set up shell companies, which she then used to set up bank accounts with fake identities.
“Once money entered into these accounts, Amuah notified McDonald of the payments and directed her to wire or otherwise bring him the stolen funds, after McDonald had retained a portion for herself. Working with others, Amuah would then wire or otherwise bring money to the other co-conspirators, who facilitated further transfers or initiated the underlying scheme to defraud the victims, after retaining his portion of the proceeds.”
The document further noted that in August 2022, Amuah, together with his conspirators, impersonated a non-profit organisation, having business with the City of Lexington over email, and convinced a City official to wire funds owed to the non-profit organization to a bank account at Truist Bank.
The fraud syndicate, through their act, were said to have caused the City official to wire a total of $3,905,837 to Truist Bank.
“Conspirators impersonated a nonprofit organization, having business with the City of Lexington over email, and convinced a City official to wire funds owed to the nonprofit organization to a bank account at Truist Bank.
“The City wired a total of $3,905,837.05 to the Gretson Company LLC bank account at Truist Bank,” the document added.
After his arrest, Nana Kwabena Amuah pleaded guilty to all charges in 2021 and was sentenced in 2023 to 86 months in prison, along with a restitution order of $4 million.
Per recent happenings, Shatta Wale‘s Lamborghini Urus is believed to be a car shipped by Kwabena Amuah.
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