{
  "id": 775057,
  "title": "Asante Berko case: See copy of indictment document describing duties and roles of Ghana official 1, 2, and the others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/asante-berko-case-see-copy-of-indictment-document-describing-duties",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:15:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/asante-berko-case-see-copy-of-indictment-document-describing-duties-and-roles-of-ghana-official-1-2-and-the-others/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The indictment document in the Asante Kwaku Berko case outlines the roles and duties of several Ghanaian officials involved in a bribery scheme. Ghana Official 2, a high-ranking official who worked for the Ghanaian Ministry of Power, was accused of acting as a representative for the Presidential Relative and serving on the Emergency Project Team responsible for ensuring the deal for the Power Plant was completed. This team included Ghana Official 1, who allegedly covered the expenses for a trip to Turkey in April 2015, during which a $5,000 bribe was paid to officials involved in the project. The indictment also reveals that Berko, along with other co-conspirators, finalized the EPA with Turkish Energy Company on May 12, 2015, with Berko paying an invoice of $1.5 million to Ghana Consulting Company 2.",
  "summary": "The indictment document filed before the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK in the Asante Kwaku Berko case indicates that the Ghana Official 2 was a high-ranking official who worked for, acted in an official capacity for, and acted on behalf of the Ghanaian Ministry of Power. That of the Ghana Official […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Asante Berko bribery case: See copy of indictment document describing duties and roles of Ghana official 1, 2, and the others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/asante-berko-bribery-case-see-copy-of-indictment-document-describing",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:04:16.000Z"
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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."
}