U.S. Requests that Ghana Extradite Member of Parliament

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Friday, February 1, 2008
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
24
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 
On November 22, 2007, the media reported that the U.S. has requested the extradition of Ghanian Member of Parliament Nana Amoakoh (also known as Augustine Asiedu), and a former colleague, Nich Zarbhanelian, on theft charges in New Your State court. The extradition request concerns allegations of fraud and larceny involving more than $1 million from Fone-A-Car, a limousine service company in New York, for which Amoakoh was president...[more]