Court documents in the bribery case involving former Goldman Sachs investment banker Asante Kwaku Berko have provided a detailed breakdown of how millions of dollars were allegedly moved to facilitate a power project in Ghana.

The documents, sighted by GhanaWeb on August 10, 2026, detail payments allegedly made to various individuals and groups, including officials linked to the Ministry of Power, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Parliament and the project’s technical team.

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They also outline specific amounts allegedly paid as bribes to Ghanaian officials in 2015.

According to the documents, one of the payments was a $500,000 wire transfer sent from Turkey to Ghana through New York in April 2015.

A second wire transfer of $1.5 million was allegedly made in May 2015, on the same day a senior Ghanaian official signed the power deal.

The documents also show that about five Ghanaian officials were each paid $5,000 to travel to Turkey to “inspect equipment”, in addition to the cost of their flights and hotel accommodation.

A further $140,000 payment was later made as a reimbursement settlement.

US prosecutors also relied on an email from August 2015 containing what they described as a breakdown of how the funds were to be distributed.

Tagged ‘The Itemised Bribe List’, the list included $20,000 for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), while a named Ghanaian official was allocated $10,000.

Another $20,000 was listed for what the email referred to as “MoP Girls”, which prosecutors said referred to staff of the Ministry of Power.

The breakdown also allegedly allocated $25,000 to the “Power Team” and $20,000 to GridCo engineers.

Parliament was listed to receive $30,000, with the email stating: “Parliament was all paid by Asante.”

The documents further showed that between $45,000 and $50,000 was allocated for travel and visas for the Turkey trip.

Another $35,000 was listed under “Asante personal”, which the documents described as Berko’s own cut.

The payments formed part of the evidence presented in the US prosecution of Berko, who was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6, 2026.

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Berko, a dual citizen of Ghana and the United States, was found guilty of conspiring to pay and paying more than $1 million in bribes to multiple Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 in connection with the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana.

He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for November 10, 2026.

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