Meet the Ghanaian pastor who has been on the FBI Most Wanted list since 2016

Ayitey Ayayee-Amim, a Ghanaian pastor residing in the United States (US), has been on the FBI Most Wanted list since 2016.

Details on the FBI wanted notice indicate that the Ghanaian, who goes by several aliases, including Ayitey Amim, Kwame, Man of God, Sam, and Pastor Kwame, was indicted for conspiracy to commit health care fraud on September 1, 2015.

The pastor was accused of submitting false and fraudulent Medicare claims for health services that were medically unnecessary and for services that were not provided, as well as recruiting new patients and paying cash kickbacks to established patients.

The details on the wanted notice showed that he was arrested for the crimes he was accused of on May 8, 2015.

He was released on bail after his arrest and has never been seen since then.

The FBI poster indicated that he was supposed to appear before the court in August 2016, but he did not show up.

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“Ayitey Ayayee-Amim was indicted for conspiracy to commit health care fraud on September 1, 2015. Amim and his co-conspirators worked at Paradise Home Health in Arlington, Texas, from 2010 to 2011. During that time, Amim allegedly submitted false and fraudulent Medicare claims for health services that were medically unnecessary and for services that were not provided. Additionally, Amim allegedly recruited new patients and paid cash kickbacks to established patients.

“Amim was released from custody on bail after his arrest on May 8, 2015. On August 15, 2016, Amim failed to appear for his jury trial, and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas,” the FBI said.

The bureau indicated that the accused person was likely to be in Canada; England and/or Ghana; within the Northeast states of the United States; and the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area.

It offered a reward of $1,000 for any information that could lead to his arrest.

See the poster below:

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