Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, Romance and Inheritance Scheme, Arizona 2025

TUCSON, Ariz. – Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as, “Dada Joe Remix,” a citizen of Ghana, was extradited to the United States to face charges related to a romance and inheritance scheme targeting the elderly.

Boateng, 37, was extradited to the United States on June 26, 2025, to face charges of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.

According to the indictment, from 2013 through March 2023, Boateng and his co-conspirators engaged in a romance and inheritance fraud scheme that targeted the elderly around the world, including victims in Arizona and throughout the United States.

As part of the scheme, the co-conspirators pretended to be romantically involved with the victims, and also falsely represented that they had gold and jewels and that to release such items, the victims had to pay taxes and other costs.

Boateng had his initial appearance in the District Court of Arizona on June 26, 2025.

Boateng faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.

An indictment is simply a method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. Boateng is presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The FBI Phoenix Division’s Sierra Vista office conducted the investigation in this case, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson is handling the prosecution.

The following partners provided essential assistance in securing the arrest and extradition: FBI Legal Attaché in Accra, Ghana; the Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice; the Republic of Ghana’s Economic and Organized Crime Office, Ghana Police Services – INTERPOL, and the Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs.

For more information, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/ and follow the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, on Twitter at @USAO_AZ.

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