Department of Justice
DOJ v. Richard Opoku Agyemang
ConvictedFiled: March 31, 2024
Richard Opoku Agyemang was sentenced to 41 months in prison for laundering the proceeds of a romance fraud conspiracy and for defrauding the Small Business Administration. According to DOJ, Agyemang laundered millions of dollars in fraud proceeds to others in the United States and abroad and kept a substantial sum for himself. Agyemang also defrauded the Small Business Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic by fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan requesting pandemic relief funds.
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Defendants / Respondents
- Richard Opoku Agyemang
Dates
Filed
March 31, 2024
Resolved
August 31, 2025
Case Details
Industry
Finance
Penalty Type
Restitution