Tag: U.S Securities and Exchange Commission
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TOR MD, Asante Berko resigns after bribery allegations in US
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Asante Berko has resigned. His resignation comes after he was dragged to court in the United States for allegedly making illegal payments to gain approval for a client’s power plant project from 2015 through to 2016 in Ghana. A press statement issued by the Director of…
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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…