More details have surfaced following the arrest of Ohene Kwame Frimpong, the Asante Akyem North MP in the Netherlands.
Kwame Ohene Frimpong, according to the parliament, was detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
According to the Parliamentary leadership, they are engaging Ghana’s mission in The Hague for further details, with more information expected in due course.
The statement was issued by the Clerk of Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, which was shared on the official social media handles of the House.
Reports on the United States Department of Justice website, published on April 30, 2026, detailed a massive money laundering and wire fraud scheme that has so far led to the arrest of 27 individuals.
According to the United States Department of Justice website, the 25 suspects whose names were published allegedly defrauded about 1,000 victims.
It further disclosed that the alleged kingpins, Peter Reed, 35, Oluwafemi Michael Awoyemi, 40, and Auran Drake, 37, have pleaded guilty, with the Asante Akyem North MP allegedly being linked to the fraud syndicate.
YouTuber Clement of Gossips24 Avenue detailed that, per court documents, the MP is part of the 27 individuals involved in the money transfer.
He detailed the fraud syndicate modus operandi of the syndicate, which allegedly includes the name of the Asante Akyem North MP operating by hacking email accounts belonging to individuals and organisations.
Parts of the statement read, “…Involvement with an international email hacking scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 victims out of approximately $215 million. The scheme spanned 47 states and 19 countries. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, individuals, businesses, and other organisations in the United States were targeted and hacked by Nigerian-linked fraud organisations. Their objective was to gain access to email accounts held by individual users.
“The co-conspirators would then monitor the communications and other activities of the individual email users to learn about their business practices and contacts. After gaining sufficient intelligence about the nature of a hacking victim’s activities, the co-conspirators would send a fraudulent email to either the hacking victim or to someone communicating with the hacking victim, requesting payment,” part of the statement read.
It has been alleged that the fraud scheme spanned 47 states and 19 countries, including Canada, Italy, Germany and several others.
“In Ohio, victim businesses affected were located in Norwalk, Kent, Akron, Hudson, Maple Heights, Westfield Center, New Riegel and Greenwich.
“Outside Ohio, victims were identified in New York, California, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Delaware, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, New Jersey and numerous other states.
“International victims were identified in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Panama, Bermuda, Romania and other countries.”
Gossips24 further detailed that the Asante Akim North MP is allegedly linked to three other Ghanaians identified as Emily Agyemang, 35, Emmanuel Essilfie, 28, and Kingsley Owusu, 37, who created shell companies and bank accounts to facilitate the transfer of funds.
It has been alleged that Ohene Kwame Frimpong received a first payment in April 2021, amounting to $29,284.
Gossips24 further detailed that the MP allegedly received $284,865 on March 10, 2022, while another $75,631 was reportedly wired into his account.
On August 12, 2022, the FBI further alleged that $331,000 was transferred into the MP’s account from Ohio.
The documents sighted by Gossips24 alleged that the syndicate defrauded victims of a total of $215 million since it began operating.
Meanwhile, Amanda Clinton, the Legal practitioner, has weighed in on the arrest of Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, in the Netherlands.
The Legal practitioner argued that Interpol and other international security agencies did not share information with the Ghana government regarding the Asante Akyem North due to trust issues.
She disclosed that if the international law enforcement agencies trusted the Ghanaian government, there would have been an extradition process.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews on May 13, 2026, Amanda Clinton stated, “It absolutely sends a signal to this government and to any future government that international law enforcement agencies perhaps did not trust the Ghanaian government enough to share information that they ordinarily should have shared. If there had been trust, we would have seen something like an extradition process.
“That is the concern from international agencies. The fact that they did not work in collaboration with the Ghanaian government to naturally expose this matter, and instead allowed him to board a flight after gathering all that information, rather than sharing it with the Ghanaian authorities for them to decide whether they agreed or whether they were going to extradite him, speaks volumes,” she said.
Amanda Clinton highlighted that the actions of Interpol and other international agencies raise serious questions about confidence in Ghana’s security institutions.
She added, “It says a lot about the ongoing conversation surrounding whether governments effectively deal with politically exposed persons and individuals in authority. If they fail to handle such matters effectively, then this is the kind of international embarrassment we will continue to face”.
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