After Parliament ratified the Aksa-Ghana power agreement in July 2015, Berko and his co-conspirators exchanged emails detailing further payments. Officials flown to TurkeyThe corruption scheme also allegedly involved an all-expenses-paid trip to Turkey for five Ghanaian officials to inspect equipment connected to the proposed power plant. The power plant was projected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, according to the United States Department of Justice. “Today’s verdict marks another significant victory in this Office’s longstanding commitment to rooting out corruption,” stated United States Attorney Nocella. He abused his position at a world-renowned American investment bank by helping bribe Ghanaian officials, so he and his co-conspirators, including senior executives at a Turkish company, could make money.