New York-based immigration attorney Kofi Amankwaa and his son, Kofi Amankwaa, Jr., are charged with orchestrating a large-scale immigration fraud scheme targeting Caribbean and other migrants.
They are accused of exploiting the Violence Against Women Act—a law that allows non-citizen victims of domestic abuse a path to lawful permanent residence status—for their own financial gain by falsely claiming that their clients were victims of domestic abuse.
The fraudulent activities spanned an extensive period, from September 2016 to November 2023.
Charges laid
Both father and son, residing in South River, New Jersey, face severe legal consequences.
They each face one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit immigration fraud, carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
They are also charged with one count of immigration fraud, which could result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
