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  "id": 17237918,
  "title": "Kofi Boat pleads guilty and faces 20 years in US prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/kofi-boat-pleads-guilty-and-faces-20-years-in-us-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:32:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghpage",
    "slug": "ghpage",
    "url": "https://www.ghpage.com/kofi-boat-pleads-guilty-and-faces-20-years-in-us-prison/344431/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ghanaian business mogul Kofi Boat, who is believed to have started his business journey with just GH¢2, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a $100 million romance scam. The businessman’s guilty plea comes a year and two months after his extradition to the United States to face charges over his alleged involvement in the […] The post Kofi Boat pleads guilty and faces 20 years in US prison…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Two Ghanaians, Kofi Boat and Pascal, face up to 20 years in US over $100m romance fraud scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/two-ghanaians-kofi-boat-and-pascal-face-up-to-20-years-in-us-over",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:55:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}