A Ghanaian citizen who was extradited to the United States has acknowledged his participation in a complex romance and inheritance fraud scheme, and as part of his plea agreement, has consented to pay restitution amounting to approximately $4.4 million, which represents the cumulative financial losses incurred by the victims.
Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as “Dada Joe Remix,” pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a recent court proceeding, as announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona in a statement released on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Following his arrest in Ghana on an extradition warrant on May 27, 2025, Boateng was subsequently extradited to the United States the following month and has remained in custody since his initial arrest.
As outlined in his plea agreement, Boateng and his co-conspirators orchestrated the fraudulent scheme from 2013 through March 2023, specifically targeting elderly victims residing in Arizona and other parts of the United States.
According to the prosecutors, the co-conspirators employed deceptive tactics by posing as romantic partners to the victims through various online dating platforms, as well as through text messages and other electronic communication channels.
Furthermore, they falsely claimed to have inherited gold and jewels, and then deceived the victims into believing that taxes and other fees needed to be paid before the inherited items could be released to them.
Boateng’s sentencing hearing has been scheduled to take place on September 8, 2026, before United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez.
The successful prosecution of this case was facilitated by the collaborative efforts of American and Ghanaian authorities, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office acknowledging the invaluable support provided by the FBI Legal Attaché in Accra, Ghana’s Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Ghana Police Service’s INTERPOL unit in securing the extradition, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs.
The investigation into the case was conducted by the FBI’s Phoenix Division, through its Sierra Vista office, while the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona in Tucson is handling the prosecution.
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