Ghanaian socialite Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, popularly known as “Dada Joe Remix,” has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit wire fraud over his role in a multimillion-dollar romance and inheritance scam that targeted elderly victims.
As part of his plea agreement, Boateng admitted to participating in the fraud scheme and agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million in restitution to compensate victims for their financial losses, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Boateng was arrested in Ghana on May 27, 2025, following an extradition request by U.S. authorities and was extradited to the United States the following month. He has remained in custody since his arrest.
Court documents indicate that Boateng and his co-conspirators operated the fraud scheme between 2013 and March 2023, targeting elderly victims in Arizona and other parts of the United States.
Prosecutors said the group used online dating platforms, text messages and other electronic communications to deceive victims by posing as romantic partners. They also claimed to have inherited gold and precious jewels but told victims that taxes, shipping costs and other fees had to be paid before the supposed inheritance could be released.
Boateng is scheduled to be sentenced on September 8, 2026, before United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez.
The prosecution credited the successful investigation and extradition to collaboration between U.S. and Ghanaian authorities, including the FBI Legal Attaché in Accra, Ghana’s Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Ghana Police Service’s INTERPOL Unit and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs.
The investigation was led by the FBI’s Phoenix Division through its Sierra Vista office, while prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona in Tucson are handling the case.
