By Samuel Rubenfeld ( August 6, 2026, 03:05 GMT | Insight) -- A former Goldman Sachs banker “took advantage” of an energy crisis in Ghana, bribing multiple officials for approvals for a Turkish client to open a power plant, US prosecutors said at the close of his corruption trial, while the defense said the government lacked evidence showing anyone received an illicit payment. The jury will begin deliberating Thursday.A former Goldman Sachs banker “took advantage” of an energy crisis in Ghana, bribing multiple officials for approvals for a Turkish client to open a power plant, US prosecutors said at the close of his corruption trial, while the defense said the government lacked evidence showing anyone received an illicit payment....
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