{
  "id": 288632,
  "title": "How Asante Kwaku Berko allegedly paid over $1 million in bribes to former minister, MPs, and gov’t officials to secure deal for Turkish client",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/how-asante-kwaku-berko-allegedly-paid-over-1-million-in-bribes-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T01:25:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/how-asante-kwaku-berko-allegedly-paid-over-1-million-in-bribes-to-former-minister-mps-and-govt-officials-to-secure-deal-for-turkish-client/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Asante Kwaku Berko, the former Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery, has been found guilty by a United States federal court for allegedly paying over $1 million in bribes to secure a power project contract for his Turkish client, Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S. The bribery scheme involved payments to various government officials, including a former Minister of Power and Members of Parliament, to ensure the success of the project. Berko, a dual citizen of Ghana and the United States, was convicted on multiple counts and faces up to 30 years in prison upon sentencing. The scheme was concealed by lying to Goldman Sachs and using personal email accounts for communication.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}