Ex-Goldman banker faces 30 years after US conviction in $1m Ghana bribery scheme

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Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko was convicted in the US of bribing Ghanaian officials in a $1 million power-plant scheme and faces up to 30 years in prison. Convicted on August 6, 2026, in Brooklyn, Berko was found guilty of conspiracy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and money-laundering conspiracy for bribes tied to a Ghanaian power-plant deal. The scheme began in 2014 while Berko worked on an investment banking deal between Ghana and Turkish energy company Aksa; prosecutors said he concealed payments through shell companies and personal emails.


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