A chat that transpired between bubbly Ghanaian socialite who doubles as a musician, Hajia4Real, and the court has surfaced on social media.
According to the transcripts from proceedings for Hajia 4 Real’s plea bargain, the musician received money from her partner in crime in the Bronx in New York and sent it to her Ghana accounts.
Hajia4Real claims she knew the money she was instructed to send was made from dubious means, but never knew it was from fraud.
“Your Honor, between 2013 and 2019 in the Bronx, New York, and elsewhere, I conspired with others to receive 5,000 or more in stolen funds, knowing that the money had been unlawfully obtained,” she said.
“Did you know that the money had been unlawfully obtained,” the judge (THE COURT) asked.
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, your Honor.
THE COURT: What did you do with the money after you received it?
THE DEFENDANT: I was told to transfer it to Ghana and then take out the cash, and they would come for it.
THE COURT: Did you transfer some of the money
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, I did.
THE COURT: When you joined the conspiracy, did you know that the conspiracy was to obtain money unlawfully from other people
THE DEFENDANT: In the beginning, I didn’t know.
THE COURT: But later on you came to know that the purpose of this agreement was to obtain money?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes.
