The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) says dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has been unable to provide credible details about how he acquired the 2019 Lamborghini Urus at the centre of an FBI-backed fraud probe.
According to EOCO’s statement issued Thursday, August 21, the musician admitted during interrogation that he could not identify the person from whom he purchased the luxury vehicle, except to say he bought it “from the street” through someone possibly called “ZAK,” whose contact details he claims to have discarded.
The agency noted that Shatta Wale has so far failed to produce receipts, transfer documents, or proof of ownership linking him to the vehicle.
The only paperwork in his possession is a customs declaration form bearing the name of convicted fraudster Nana Kwabena Amuah, currently serving an 86-month jail term in the United States.
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“So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah does not also possess any documentation in terms of receipt or transfer documents which shows that he owns or purchased the said vehicle except a custom declaration document in his possession bearing the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah who is currently in jail”
The Lamborghini was seized in May following a request from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), who identified it as proceeds of Amuah’s $4 million fraud scheme.
A U.S. District Court in Kentucky has since authorised the repatriation of the car as restitution.
EOCO confirmed that Shatta Wale was granted bail of GH₵10 million with two sureties after interrogation stretched late into Wednesday night.
However, investigators said his inability to account for the purchase of the vehicle deepens suspicions surrounding its acquisition.
“So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah has been unable to identify the person from whom he purchased the said Lamborghini Urus vehicle except to say that he purchased it from the “Street” and from someone possibly called “ZAK” who may have contacted him on WhatsApp but whose identity he does not know and whose contact he has thrown away,” the statement stressed.
The office indicated that Shatta Wale remains a person of interest and may be recalled as the investigations, being conducted in collaboration with U.S. authorities, continue.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
