Ghanaian twin brothers face 20 years in jail after pleading responsible in $9 million romance fraud scheme concentrating on aged Americans

Two 22-year-old Ghanaian twin brothers, Jamal and Kamal Abubakari, have pleaded responsible to their involvement in a global romance fraud scheme that price victims greater than $9 million.

The brothers and their co-conspirator, 53-year-old Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2026.

According to court docket paperwork, the scheme operated between July 2024 and April 2026, with members utilizing faux identities on relationship web sites and social media to construct romantic relationships with victims earlier than convincing them to ship cash.

The victims, largely aged Americans, have been unfold throughout 25 US states, in addition to Germany and Austria. Some of the funds have been transferred to accomplices in Ghana and different places.

As a part of their plea agreements, the defendants agreed to forfeit luxurious jewelry and different valuables seized throughout their arrests.

Each faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail. The twins are scheduled for sentencing on February 9, 2027, whereas Opoku-Boachie can be sentenced on February 10, 2027.