A U.S. Army Major, Kojo Owusu Dartey, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a firearms smuggling operation to Ghana.
Dartey, 42, was convicted of multiple offenses, including making false declarations before the court, conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, and illegally exporting firearms without a license.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed that Dartey was found guilty by a jury after trial on April 23, 2024.
According to court records and trial evidence, he provided a tip that led to the prosecution of a 16-defendant marriage fraud scheme involving soldiers at Fort Liberty and foreign nationals from Ghana.
During the trial of U.S. v. Agyapong between June 28 and July 2, 2021, Dartey also lied under oath about his sexual relationship with a defense witness.
Additionally, he purchased seven firearms in the Fort Liberty area and directed a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to buy three more firearms and send them to him in North Carolina.
A U.S. Army Major, Kojo Owusu Dartey, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a firearms smuggling operation to Ghana.
Dartey, 42, was convicted of multiple offenses, including making false declarations before the court, conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, and illegally exporting firearms without a license.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed that Dartey was found guilty by a jury after trial on April 23, 2024.
According to court records and trial evidence, he provided a tip that led to the prosecution of a 16-defendant marriage fraud scheme involving soldiers at Fort Liberty and foreign nationals from Ghana.
During the trial of U.S. v. Agyapong between June 28 and July 2, 2021, Dartey also lied under oath about his sexual relationship with a defense witness.
Additionally, he purchased seven firearms in the Fort Liberty area and directed a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to buy three more firearms and send them to him in North Carolina.