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  "id": 489248,
  "title": "Asante Kwaku Berko convicted in US over $1m bribery scheme- OSP reveals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/asante-kwaku-berko-convicted-in-us-over-1m-bribery-scheme-osp-reveals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/asante-kwaku-berko-convicted-in-us-over-1m-bribery-scheme-osp-reveals/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, has convicted Ghanaian American businessman and former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director Asante Kwaku Berko over a bribery scheme involving more than $1 million. According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Mr Berko was convicted on August 6, 2026, for conspiring to pay and paying bribes … The post Asante Kwaku Berko convicted in US over $1m…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "EOCO to trace and recover assets linked to Asante Berko bribery probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/eoco-to-trace-and-recover-assets-linked-to-asante-berko-bribery-probe",
        "published": "2026-08-10T15:00:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "EOCO begins financial probe into Asante Berko bribery scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/eoco-begins-financial-probe-into-asante-berko-bribery-scandal",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:34:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "EOCO intensifies investigation into Asante Berko case following U.S. conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/eoco-intensifies-investigation-into-asante-berko-case-following-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:39:48.000Z"
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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."
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