Ohio Jury Convicts Man Who Claimed to Be African Prince on Fraud Crimes

A federal jury has convicted a man of 10 federal fraud charges involving an $800,000 investment scheme in which he claimed to be a “prince” and a “prophet.”
Daryl Robert Harrison, 44, was convicted after a jury deliberated at least 15 hours over the course of two days, concluding a two-week trial in U.S. District Court, Dayton, Ohio.
News media in the African nation of Ghana picked up the story last week because Harrison also used the name, “Prince Daryl Attipoe,” a title that Harrison asserted he was allowed to use after a king “adopted” him in 2015.
Harrison, who was born in Ohio, had traveled to numerous countries including Ghana, records presented in court showed. Authorities said both of his parents were U.S.-born. They also said Harrison had no known “legitimate” source of income as he scammed people in Ohio and elsewhere….