The Gbese High Court has set March 25 to give it ruling on the extradition case of Abu Trica who is currently standing trial on charges of defrauding elderly Americans.
The legal team representing Federick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, has questioned the basis of the extradition proceedings. Oliver Barker Vormawor, the lead counsel, argued that the charges brought against his client are not specified in the 1931 extradition treaty between the two nations.
Vormawor noted that the treaty does not explicitly categorize wire fraud or money laundering as extraditable offenses. Furthermore, the inclusion of conspiracy is confined to certain specific categories that are not relevant in this instance.
The 31-year old was arrested in Ghana on December 11, 2025, and has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, among others and faces up to 20 years in prison.
The case was investigated by the FBI Cleveland Division and prosecuted under the Elder Justice Initiative with support from U.S. and Ghanaian authorities.
Prosecutors alleged that Kumi was involved in a criminal enterprise that, since 2023, has been preying on elderly Americans via intricate romantic frauds.
The indictment reveals that the group leveraged advanced AI tools to craft believable fake identities on social media and online dating sites, allowing them to establish emotionally intimate long-distance connections with their victims.
