Three individuals, including two foreigners, have pleaded guilty to being part of a global criminal network that carried out romance schemes against older Americans to defraud them of their money.
Jamal Abubakari, 22, and Kamal Abubakari, 22, twin brothers from Ghana, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13. Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, 53, from Hawaii, pleaded guilty on Oct. 20. The victims, mostly elderly, spread across 25 U.S. states, had collectively lost more than $9 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an Oct. 26 statement, adding that there were victims from Germany and Austria as well.
From about July 2024 to April 2026, the defendants targeted older Americans on social media platforms and dating websites, the DOJ said….