Department of Homeland Security announces arrest of a Ghanaian national in Massachusetts who played role in defrauding mainly elderly out of $8 million

BOSTON – Department of Homeland Security has announced the arrest of a criminal illegal alien from Ghana living in Massachusetts.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Kofi Osei was sentenced in March of 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 54 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Osei was also ordered to pay $4,122,558 in restitution and forfeiture. In September 2022, Osei pleaded guilty to seven counts of making a false statement to a bank, six counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.

This week, Osei was arrested by ICE Boston…

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