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Abu Trica has made his first public appearance since his arrest a few days ago.
The Ghanaian socialite was brought before the Gbese District Court in Accra on December 23, 2025, under tight security following his arrest over an alleged multi-million-dollar romance fraud scheme.
Abu Trica, who also bears other names like Frederick Kumi and Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, is accused of playing a central role in an online operation that allegedly defrauded elderly victims in the United States of about $8 million.
The case has drawn international attention due to the scale of the alleged fraud and the direct involvement of U.S. law enforcement.
His arrest on December 11, 2025, followed coordinated action between Ghanaian security agencies and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Prosecutors in the United States say the alleged scheme relied on deceptive online relationships used to extract large sums of money from vulnerable individuals.
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted Kumi on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, accusing him of orchestrating the scheme since 2023.
He is expected to face further legal proceedings in relation to the U.S. indictment.
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