U.S. immigration authorities have detained Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former Finance Minister, who is currently wanted in his home country on corruption allegations. According to his legal team, the former official has been in the United States since January 2024 to receive treatment for prostate cancer.
Ofori-Atta was declared a fugitive by Ghanaian authorities shortly before being formally charged in November 2025. In December, Ghanaian Attorney General Dominic Akuritinga Ayine announced that the government had taken the “requisite steps” to seek his extradition.
His lawyers said Ofori-Atta was taken into custody on Tuesday specifically regarding “the status of his current stay in the United States.” They said that he had applied for an extension of his stay prior to being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Ghana:
U.S. Detains Ghana’s Corruption-Accused Ex-Finance Minister
Leadership, 8 January 2026
Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption, has been detained by United States immigration authorities, according to his… Read more »
Ghana:
Govt Begins Ofori-Atta’s Extradition Processes – A-G
Ghanaian Times, 19 December 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has officially commenced the processes to have former Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his chef de cabine, Ernest Darko Akori, extradited to Ghana. Read more »
Ghanaian Times, 18 December 2025
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has announced that Ghana has formally submitted a request to the United States authorities for the… Read more »
The Ghanaian government has announced the formal transmission of an extradition request to the United States Department of Justice for the country’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, said the request follows an intensive investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. This investigation resulted in 78 criminal
Former Ghanaian finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta