Ghanaian court okays socialite Abu Trica’s extradition to U.S. over $8 million fraud
A high court on Thursday okayed the extradition of a Ghanaian socialite, Fredrick ‘Abu Trica’ Kum, to the U.S. over his involvement in $8 million romance scams, dismissing the defendant’s application filed to block his extradition.
Mr Kum’s lawyers had, in May, approached the court seeking to quash a ruling by the Gbese District Court authorising the Ghanaian fraudster’s extradition.
The Accra High Court ruling on Thursday clears the way for Mr Kum’s extradition to the U.S. to face trial over his involvement in a romance scam.
However, Mr Kum, 31, could file an appeal within the legal window to the Supreme Court seeking to block his extradition.
In December 2025, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Mr Kum and others with defrauding elderly victims out of over $8 million.
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