The bribes Berko is accused of arranging took place between December 2014 and March 2017. At the time, Berko was an executive director in the Goldman subsidiary's investment banking division working on a deal between Aksa Energy and the Ghanaian government for a power-plant in Ghana.
The alleged bribes included a fully paid trip to Turkey for five Ghanaian officials, along with $5,000 cash each. Evidence of discussions about the bribes was found in emails exchanged among Berko and others.
"The former employee left the firm over seven years ago and the firm withdrew from involvement in the transaction at issue," stated a Goldman Sachs spokesperson in response to the situation.
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