Frederick Kumi alias Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng popularly known as Abu Trica has stated that the purported ‘$8 million’ fraud label against him is fundamentally inaccurate.
He said during an interview on Onua Morning Show on Wednesday June 3rd that the disputed amount is $71,000, not the purported $8 million referenced by the FBI.
The amount in question was not even close to $100,000. It amounted to approximately $71,000, and all of it is with the FBI personnel,” he stated.
Abu Trica further explained that the money he received from the $71,000 transaction was not much, noting that it was commission-based payment.
“No one ever gave me $8 million. According to the court documents, I only got $5,000 as my compensation from a $13,000 transaction on the owner’s behalf.”
Abu Trica revealed that the numbers presented in the charge sheet failed to substantiate the broader claim being discussed.
He is facing allegations associated with a U.S. indictment including charges of romantic fraud and money laundering, which officials assert constituted a broader scheme yielding over $8 million in unlawful profits.
