Turkish energy company for which bribes were allegedly paid to Ghanaian officials to secure a power plant contract during Ghana's 2014–2017 energy crisis.
… A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted Berko on August 6, 2026, in connection with a bribery scheme involving Ghanaian officials and a power plant project linked to Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. The conviction has triggered calls in Ghana for investigati …
… Mr Berko, a dual Ghanaian-American citizen and former executive director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, had been involved in securing and managing an agreement between the Ghanaian government and Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. According to th …
… The OSP said the payments were linked to the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana under an agreement between the Republic of Ghana and Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S., a Turkish energy company and client of Goldman Sachs. …
… A US federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted Mr Berko on August 6, 2026, in a case involving allegations that he participated in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian government officials to secure a power plant project for Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. US prosecutors …
… Berko conviction A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted Mr Berko on August 6, 2026, on charges arising from a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials in connection with a power plant project involving Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. Mr Berko, a dual Ghanaian-Am …
… According to the OSP, the alleged bribery scheme took place between 2014 and 2015 in connection with the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana under an agreement between the Government of Ghana and Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S., a Turkish energy company and Goldman Sachs …
… The case arose from efforts to secure the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana under an agreement between the Government of Ghana and Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. Aksa was a client of Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank where Mr Berko previously …
… Department of Justice, Berko and his co-conspirators paid or conspired to pay more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials to help Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. secure a contract to build and operate a power plant in Ghana. …
… er Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Managing Director Asante Kwaku Berko allegedly used more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials, including a former Minister of Power and MPs, to help secure a lucrative power project for his Turkish client, Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. …
… Beginning in December 2014, Berko, a former Executive Director in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs group, was responsible for securing and managing a deal between the Republic of Ghana and Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. (Aksa), a Turkish energy company and Goldman client …
Joy Online reports that Prime Insight, a current affairs programme, will on Saturday, August 15, examine two legal and governance issues: the controversy over whether trials can proceed during the legal vacation, and the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko in the United States. The two-hour programme will bring together political and legal voices to discuss their implications for Ghana's justice system and anti-corruption efforts.
Joy Online reports that Prime Insight, a current affairs programme, will on Saturday, August 15, examine two legal and governance issues: the controversy over whether trials can proceed during the legal vacation, and the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko in the United States. The two-hour programme will bring together political and legal voices to discuss their implications for Ghana's justice system and anti-corruption efforts.
The Manhyia South MP has questioned why Ghana's security and anti-corruption institutions often fail to uncover corruption schemes later exposed by foreign law enforcement, citing the U.S. conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko on charges related to paying over US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian officials for a power plant deal.
A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Asante Kwaku Berko, former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, on August 6, 2026, for conspiring to pay bribes totalling more than $1 million to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 linked to a power plant development agreement. Berko faces a maximum 30-year sentence, with sentencing scheduled for November 10, 2026.
Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has denied involvement in bribery allegations surrounding former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko, stating he has never met Berko, demanded money from him, or received any personal benefit connected with a power deal. His lawyers said he has "absolutely no knowledge" of the allegations and had "completely and emphatically" denied any knowledge of a request or demand for money.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor disclosed it provided investigative and evidentiary assistance to the FBI in the prosecution of Asante Kwaku Berko, a Ghanaian-American businessman and former Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery, who was convicted in Brooklyn, New York on August 6, 2026, over a scheme involving more than $1 million in bribes to multiple Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 related to a power plant development agreement.
Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor provided investigative and evidentiary support to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that contributed to the conviction of former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director Asante Kwaku Berko on bribery charges. A federal jury in Brooklyn found Berko guilty on August 6, 2026, of a scheme to pay more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials between 2014 and 2015 related to a power plant development project with Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim.
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Ghanaian-American banker Asante Kwaku Berko of a bribery scheme in which he and co-conspirators paid or conspired to pay more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials to help Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji secure a power plant contract during Ghana's 2014–2017 energy crisis.
A US federal court has convicted Asante Kwaku Berko, former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, on corruption charges for allegedly using over US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials, including a former Minister of Power and MPs, to help secure a power plant contract for his Turkish client, Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. Berko faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing.
Asante Kwaku Berko, a US-Ghana dual citizen and former Goldman Sachs investment banker, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on all counts of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, violating the FCPA, and money laundering conspiracy for paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power plant project in Ghana. He faces up to 30 years in prison.
Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual US-Ghana citizen and Goldman Sachs investment banker, was convicted on all counts of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, violating the FCPA, and money laundering conspiracy for paying bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power plant development. He faces up to 30 years in prison.