Ex-Goldman banker discusses Ghana bribe scheme in recorded meeting, US jury sees
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( August 5, 2026, 00:36 GMT | Insight) -- Over lunch at a London restaurant in November 2016, a former Goldman Sachs banker told a confidential source working with the FBI about an alleged scheme to bribe Ghanian officials on behalf of a client seeking to open a power plant. Clips of a video recording of the lunch meeting were shown to jurors Tuesday in the corruption trial of ex-Goldman banker Asante Berko. Closing arguments would follow any defense case on Wednesday.Over lunch at a London restaurant in November 2016, a former Goldman Sachs banker told a confidential source working with the FBI about an alleged scheme to bribe Ghanian officials on behalf of a client seeking to open a power plant....
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