Two suspects have been brought before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of defrauding an American citizen of $1,205,000.
The alleged scheme involved making false promises to supply the victim with seven 20-foot containers filled with money.
The accused, Dzam Abotsi, a car dealer, and Nana Kwame Yanka, a businessman, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and defrauding under false pretenses.
The court has granted the accused persons bail in the amount of GHC1 million cedis, with three sureties, one of whom must be justified, and the case has been adjourned to November 23, 2023.
An accomplice identified as Alhaji Tanko, a businessman facing the same charges, is currently at large.
The prosecution revealed that the complainant, Gary Bernsten, is an American Asset Recovery Officer, who was informed about a stash of United States Dollars stored in about 20 containers in Ghana.
Bernsten traveled to Ghana to recover the money and met with Abotsi, the first accused person, who showed him United States dollars concealed in approximately seven containers.
Abotsi charged Bernsten $100,500, in addition to $200,000 for rent and security for the containers, which were paid through cryptocurrency and wire transfers.
However, when Bernsten later visited the warehouse to move the containers to Tema Harbour, he found it empty, leading to the arrests of Abotsi and Yanka.
The prosecution is making efforts to apprehend other individuals who remain at large.