Vehicle Tied to $4.74m Fraud Case
On June 17, 2025, EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from Shatta Wale’s Trassaco Valley residence in Accra, following a 2023 FBI request. The vehicle is linked to Nana Kwabena Amuah, serving an 86-month sentence in the U.S. for a $4,743,443 fraud scheme involving money laundering.
The operation, conducted with U.S. Justice Department cooperation, proceeded smoothly, with Shatta Wale voluntarily surrendering the vehicle after expressing concerns about public backlash. EOCO identified the car as proceeds of Amuah’s business email compromise scams, which defrauded entities like Lexington, Kentucky, of $3.9 million in 2022.
EOCO named Shatta Wale and a former National Signals Bureau officer as persons of interest, to be questioned further. The FBI plans a Mutual Legal Assistance request to repatriate the vehicle to the U.S., aligning with efforts to recover Amuah’s restitution assets under Ghana’s Proceeds of Crime Act.
Amuah, sentenced in 2023, orchestrated shell companies with fake identities to launder funds, alongside co-conspirators Shimea McDonald and Jean Mejia-Garcia, who received 80 and 72 months, respectively. The case underscores Ghana’s growing role in international asset recovery, with EOCO’s SARU handling 47 similar cases since January 2025.
The vehicle, valued at over $200,000, awaits transfer pending legal formalities. EOCO’s findings will be shared with the FBI, reinforcing Ghana’s commitment to combating transnational financial crime while raising questions about high-profile asset ownership.