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Three plead guilty in $9 million romance scam targeting older Americans

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Three people have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a romance scam that targeted older Americans, prosecutors said. The defendants are twin brothers Jamal and Kamal Abubakari, 22, from Ghana, and Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, 53, of Hawaii. Prosecutors said the group used fake identities on dating sites and social media from about July 2024 to April 2026, then persuaded victims to send money, some of which went to associates in Ghana. Victims in 25 US states, Germany and Austria lost more than $9 million. The defendants face up to 20 years in prison, and sentencing is set for next year. As part of their pleas, they agreed to forfeit jewelry seized during their arrest.

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  1. Three people, including twin brothers Jamal and Kamal Abubakari from Ghana and Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie from Hawaii, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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  2. Prosecutors said the scheme used fake identities on dating sites and social media to target older Americans and cost victims more than $9 million.

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    BBC News
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  3. Victims were located in 25 US states, as well as Germany and Austria.

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  4. The conspiracy ran from about July 2024 to April 2026, according to court documents and prosecutors.

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  5. The defendants face up to 20 years in prison and are set to be sentenced next year.

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  6. As part of their pleas, the defendants agreed to forfeit jewelry seized during their arrest.

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All three outlets report that three defendants pleaded guilty to a romance scam that cost older Americans over $9 million. The right-side outlets stress the victims and the fraud; the BBC leads with the defendants' nationalities and the transfers to Ghana.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The BBC headline leads with the nationalities of the defendants and the sum lost, describing the scam in plain terms.

    Ghanaian twin brothers and US woman plead guilty to $9m romance scam
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines lead with the fraud and its victims, the Daily Wire with a dramatic narrative of older Americans seeking love and a fraud ring taking millions.

    3 Individuals Plead Guilty to a $9 Million Romance Scam
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Leads with

  • nationalities of the defendants
  • elderly victims in the US and Europe
  • money sent to bank accounts in Ghana
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    Ghanaian twin brothers and US woman plead guilty to $9m romance scam

    The group targeted elderly people across US and Europe, luring them into romantic relationship before persuading them to transfer large sums of money.

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From the right

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Leads with

  • older American victims
  • $9 million in losses
  • foreign origin of the defendants
  • scale of the fraud ring
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  • Center

    3 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 2:43 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 27, 10:52 AM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 27, 10:52 AM EDT
  2. The Daily WireFar RightOct 27, 12:27 PM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCenterOct 27, 2:43 PM EDT

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