加纳双胞胎兄弟与夏威夷女子承认900万美元婚恋诈骗：专骗美国长者，受害人遍及25州，三人面临最高20年监禁
美国俄亥俄州凯霍加县 Cleveland 市：俄亥俄北区联邦检察官办公室10月26日宣布，来自加纳的双胞胎兄弟 Jamal Abubakari 与 Kamal Abubakari 及一名夏威夷女子 Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie 已分别就串谋电信诈骗罪认罪——三人参与一个国际犯罪网络，以婚恋诈骗手法骗取以美国长者为主的受害人，受害人分布于俄亥俄州北部威廉姆斯县、其他24个州以及德国和奥地利，损失合计逾900万美元。
联邦检察官办公室称，现年22岁的 Jamal Abubakari（又名 Jamal Abubakar、Arrangement）与 Kamal Abubakari（又名 Kamal Abubakar、Lancaster）于10月13日认罪；同案被告、现年53岁、住在夏威夷州 Kula 的 Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie（又名 Amanda Joy Glum、Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman）于10月20日认罪。
据法庭文件，约自2024年7月至2026年4月，被告团伙在交友网站与社交媒体平台上锁定年长的美国人，用虚假身份与受害人建立亲密的个人关系、往往带有恋爱性质，再以编造的故事诱使受害人把钱电汇到团伙控制的金融账户，部分赃款随后转给在加纳等地的同伙。
作为认罪协议的一部分，三人同意没收调查人员在逮捕时查获的珠宝，包括奢侈钟表、高端手表、戒指、项链、奖章与耳环。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）克利夫兰分局主导调查，司法部国际事务办公室提供了重要协助；联邦检察官 David M. Toepfer 并致谢加纳总检察长办公室、加纳警方与网络安全局等国际与国内合作机构。助理联邦检察官 Brian M. McDonough 与 Elliot Morrison 负责起诉。
三名被告每人面临最高20年监禁，具体刑期将由联邦地区法官参照量刑指南等因素裁定。Abubakari 兄弟的量刑定于2027年2月9日，Opoku-Boachie 的量刑定于2027年2月10日。检方称，此案是司法部依据2017年《老年人虐待预防与起诉法》推行的「老年人司法倡议」执法行动的一部分。
Ghanaian Twin Brothers and Hawaii Woman Plead Guilty in $9 Million Romance Fraud Targeting Older Americans Across 25 States
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio — Twin brothers from Ghana and a woman from Hawaii have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their roles in an international criminal network that ran romance fraud schemes targeting mostly older Americans, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced on October 26. Victims in northern Ohio lived in Williams County, with other victims in 24 additional states and in Germany and Austria, and collective losses exceeded $9 million.
Jamal Abubakari, also known as Jamal Abubakar and Arrangement, 22, and Kamal Abubakari, also known as Kamal Abubakar and Lancaster, 22, pleaded guilty on October 13. Co-conspirator Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, also known as Amanda Joy Glum and Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman, 53, of Kula, Hawaii, pleaded guilty on October 20, 2026.
According to court documents, from about July 2024 to April 2026 the defendants used fake personas on dating websites and social media platforms to build close, often romantic, personal relationships with older Americans, then misled them with false stories into wiring money to financial accounts controlled by members of the conspiracy. Portions of the funds were forwarded to co-conspirators in Ghana and elsewhere.
As part of their pleas, the three agreed to forfeit jewelry seized at the time of their arrests, including luxury timepieces, high-end watches, rings, chains, medallions, and earrings.
The investigation was led by the FBI's Cleveland Division, with significant assistance from the Justice Department's Office of International Affairs. U.S. Attorney David M. Toepfer also acknowledged assistance from Ghanaian and U.S. partner agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian M. McDonough and Elliot Morrison are prosecuting the case.
Each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, with the sentence to be determined by a federal district court judge. Sentencing for the Abubakari brothers is scheduled for February 9, 2027, and for Opoku-Boachie on February 10, 2027. The case was brought under the Justice Department's Elder Justice Initiative, established under the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017.
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