Tag: Goldman Sachs Group Inc
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Ex-Goldman banker, Asante Berko arrested over alleged bribery scheme
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker and former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Asante Berko, was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed at the investment bank. A six-count August 2020 indictment unsealed last week in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, accuses Berko of conspiring with at…
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I never bribed gov’t officials, MPs in power deal – Asante Berko insists
A former banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Asante Berko, has denied arranging at least $2.5 million in bribes meant to be paid to Ghana government officials and Members of Parliament in a bid to help a Turkish company secure a power purchase agreement deal in Ghana. Asante Berko, who is currently the Managing Director…