Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has fiercely rejected claims linking him to fraud, following reports that FBI officials detained some of his close associates allegedly involved in fraudulent activities.
This follows the arrest of Kofi Oduro Boateng (alias Kofi Boat), a close associate of Shatta Wale and two others for their alleged roles in a $100 million fraud scheme involving Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance scams.
The arrests, made on June 13, 2025, in Accra was part of a joint Interpol-FBI operation and follow a 2023 US indictment charging them with wire fraud and money laundering. A fourth suspect remains at large.
In a video sighted by Ghana Weekend on Instagram on Wednesday June 18, Wale blasted critics for questioning his success, asserting the legitimacy of his earnings.
He defended his wealth, saying, “My money is clean. Because your industry artistes and favourites can’t buy the things I buy, you think I’m doing fraud.”
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