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- Part One
- ONE
- One day earlier
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- EIGHT
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- TEN
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- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- PART TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
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- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- FORTY
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- FORTY-NINE
- FIFTY
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- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
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- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
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- SEVENTY-TWO
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- SEVENTY-SIX
- SEVENTY-SEVEN
- SEVENTY-EIGHT
- SEVENTY-NINE
- EIGHTY
- EIGHTY-ONE
- EIGHTY-TWO
- EIGHTY-THREE
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- EIGHTY-NINE
- NINETY
- NINETY-ONE
- NINETY-TWO
- NINETY-THREE
- NINETY-FOUR
- NINETY-FIVE
- NINETY-SIX
- NINETY-SEVEN
- NINETY-EIGHT
- NINETY-NINE
- GLOSSARY
- Acknowledgments
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Outside, Sowah waited until they were clear down the hall before commenting. “This is preposterous,” he said grimly. “They’ve made Yahya an easy scapegoat and bullied him into a confession. We’re not going to allow this to go any further.”
SIXTY-THREE
SIXTY-THREE
March 25, Accra, Ghana
James Akrofi summoned the director-general. In Akrofi’s office at the top of the Police Headquarters, which was a separate entity from the CID building, he showed Andoh a letter of great concern.
James Akrofi
Inspector General of Police
Ring Road East, Accra
March 21
Dear James Akrofi:
On February 14th this year, I arrived in Ghana under the impression that I was to meet a woman I had been communicating with. I then discovered that such a woman did not exist and that during the months of January and February, I was being defrauded of thousands of dollars by an Internet romance scam, which I’m sure, you are familiar with.
I filed a full and detailed statement with CID. My hope was that the person or persons responsible for scamming me and stealing my money would be apprehended. The case was assigned to a Detective Inspector Damptey. To say that I have been disappointed by her performance would be an understatement. After more than a month now, there appear to be no results whatsoever from what I even hesitate to call ‘an investigation,’ or if there have been, I have not been made aware. Every call I have ever made to DI Damptey has been met with evasion and prevarication. I get the impression that she has taken no interest whatsoever in my case.
What I am learning from people like investigative reporter Sana Sana is that the lack of any meaningful investigation into Internet scams, of which mine is only one, is most likely due to the collusion of police officials themselves, including those in high position. More revelations in this regard are likely to be forthcoming, but the phrase, ‘name, shame, and jail’ does come to mind. I read in the media that President Bannerman has engaged you in his initiative to eradicate corruption. I sincerely hope the house you clean first will be yours.
I was in Ghana decades ago while in the Peace Corps and I had a most engaging and fulfilling time, including meeting the Ghanaian woman who became my wife. It has been a tragic experience for me to observe the negative changes that have overcome this nation and turned it into one of greed and monetary gain at any cost. Along with a writer from the Washington Observer, I intend to write an extended piece about my experiences and incorporate, if possible, some of the names Mr. Sana will come up with in the next few months.
Yours truly,
Gordon Tilson