Ohio man who falsely claimed to be Ghanaian prince sentenced to 20 years in prison

An Ohio guy was sentenced to twenty years in jail Wednesday for pretending to be a Ghanaian prince and duping more than a lots victims out of numerous countless dollars.

Daryl Robert Harrison, who passed Prince Daryl R. Attipoe and Prophet Daryl R. Attipoe, fooled a minimum of 14 individuals out of more than $800,000 according to proof revealed at his trial.

Harrison was founded guilty in September of mail and wire scams, conspiracy to dedicate mail and wire scams, and witness tampering.

For a number of years, Harrison took cash from individuals who thought they were buying African mining and trucking business, district attorneys stated. Harrison incorrectly declared that he was a prince from Ghana and had connections to those business, according to the Justice Department.

Numerous of Harrison’s victims were congregants of the Power Home of Prayer Ministries, where Harrison and his stepfather declared they were ministers. According to district attorneys, Harrison and his stepfather utilized the financial investment cash for individual costs, consisting of leasing a home in Colorado and buying high-end automobiles.

District Judge Michael J. Newman offered Harrison the optimal sentence enabled under the law– twenty years behind bars– more than the 14-year sentence district attorneys had actually requested for.

” Each of the Offender’s scams criminal activities were devoted in a cold, calculated and premeditated style,” district attorneys composed in court filings, explaining Harrison as an “incredibly selfcentered, self-possessed sociopath who has no regard for social guidelines or standards, and even more does not have any compassion or compassion for his victims” that “daunted and threatened his victims to develop and preserve control over them.”.

Harrison had actually asked the judge for a much lower sentence, highlighting helpful letters composed by parishioners and relative. Harrison’s defense lawyer likewise kept in mind that his other half, who is looking after their 6 kids, is fighting phase IV cancer.

Harrison’s stepfather, Robert Shelly Harrison, Jr., pleaded guilty to one felony charge in December. He will be sentenced later on this month.