Ghana: Attorney-General Ayine Reports Eoco Recovery of U.S.$15.19 Million in Hidden Virtual Assets

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has announced that the Economic and Organized Crime Office has successfully used Ghana’s local laws to freeze and recover virtual assets hidden in foreign jurisdictions, amounting to US$15,191,730.13.

Dr Ayine made this known at the Government Accountability Series, where he briefed the media on what he described as a groundbreaking investigation into an international online investment fraud scheme.

He explained that the…