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iNews Blog of Friday, 19 May 2023

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INTERPOL Monitoring People in Hajia 4Reall's Circles As ‘Persons of Interest’ In Fraud Case

According to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), individuals associated with Hajia 4Reall, the Ghanaian socialite who was recently arrested for alleged romance scams and money laundering, are now under scrutiny. The FIC, in collaboration with INTERPOL and the FBI, has been monitoring her social and business circles for a decade. As a result, everyone within her network has become a person of interest and is currently being tracked.

Transactions involving money, properties, and valuable items with individuals connected to Hajia 4Reall are also being investigated. If she decides to negotiate a plea deal, those who assisted her in her illicit activities will be apprehended, and any assets obtained through money laundering will be confiscated.

During an interview with Francis Abban on Starr FM, Shaun Henry Osei, the Deputy Manager at the FIC, emphasized that Hajia 4Reall is unlikely to have operated alone, implying the existence of a larger network. Investigating this network and identifying other potential individuals involved becomes a crucial part of the ongoing investigation. The FIC, therefore, urges the public to report any suspicious wealth activities, as they may be linked to terrorist activities.

The FIC accepts reports from accountable institutions and individuals, encouraging citizens to submit them via mail or in person. While some individuals engaging in suspicious activities might be involved in legitimate businesses such as forex trading, the FIC acknowledges that the legal status of certain practices, such as cryptocurrency trading, is still evolving in Ghana.

Hajia 4Reall was apprehended in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2022, and subsequently extradited to the United States on May 12, 2023. She faces charges related to her alleged participation in multiple romance scams. However, she has pleaded not guilty to these charges.

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