The suspects, Jamal Abubakari, also known as Jamal Abubakar and “Arrangement,” 22; his twin brother, Kamal Abubakari, also known as Kamal Abubakar and “Lancaster,” 22; and Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, also known as Amanda Joy Glum and Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman, 53, were charged in a newly unsealed federal indictment in the case of United States v. Jamal Abubakari, et al.
The United States government has indicted two Ghanaian brothers and an American woman over their alleged involvement in a sophisticated international romance fraud and money laundering network accused of targeting elderly Americans through dating websites and social media platforms.
The suspects, Jamal Abubakari, also known as Jamal Abubakar and “Arrangement,” 22; his twin brother, Kamal Abubakari, also known as Kamal Abubakar and “Lancaster,” 22; and Amanda Joy Opoku-Boachie, also known as Amanda Joy Glum and Amanda Joy Kessei Bierman, 53, were charged in a newly unsealed federal indictment in the case of United States v. Jamal Abubakari, et al.
Meanwhile, all three defendants were arrested in Virginia and are currently being held in custody pending further court proceedings.
Federal prosecutors alleged that between July 2024 and April 2026, the defendants participated in a criminal conspiracy that used fake online identities and fabricated romantic relationships to deceive elderly victims across the United States into sending money.
