Van Yeboah sentenced 85 months

On July 28, 2026, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Ghanaian national Derrick Van Yeboah to 85 months in prison for his role in an international criminal organization that stole over $100 million through romance scams and business email compromises. Van Yeboah, a leader of the syndicate known as 'The Enterprise,' pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on March 5, 2026. He was personally held responsible for stealing more than $10 million from victims, including an Ohio woman and a Delaware woman who were induced to transfer approximately $4.2 million in 2019-2020, and a North Carolina man who sent about $123,000 in 2024. In addition to the prison term, he was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $10,149,429.17 in forfeiture. Van Yeboah was extradited from Ghana to the United States on August 7, 2025, following coordinated efforts between the U.S. Department of Justice and several Ghanaian agencies, including the Office of the Attorney-General, the Ghana — Economic and Organised Crime Office, the Canada — Ottawa Police Service-International — Interpol unit, the International — Cyber Security Authority, and the Ghana — State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka). The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit.