Former TOR MD Asante Berko extradited to USA for allegedly bribing Ghanaian officials

Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual U.S. and Ghanaian citizen, faces charges in New York for allegedly bribing Ghanaian officials to secure business for a Turkish energy company between 2014 and 2017.

Berko, an investment banking executive, was extradited from the UK to the U.S. on July 15.

He is accused of offering over $70,000 in bribes to win a bid for a power plant project in Ghana.

Berko is charged with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering, facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

The FBI's International Corruption Unit is investigating.