Following the recent $18 million defamation judgment awarded to investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against Kennedy Agyapong in New Jersey, public records reveal that the Ghanaian businessman and former MP allegedly owns at least three properties in the United States, with a combined purchase value exceeding $1.8 million.
3News has obtained a property search report that focuses on properties identified in Essex County, New Jersey, where the judgment was passed, though Agyapong may own additional real estate elsewhere in the US.
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According to property records obtained from Essex County, New Jersey, Agyapong owns three significant properties:
These New Jersey properties have taken on particular significance in light of the landmark $18 million defamation judgment recently awarded to investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against Agyapong.
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The court ruling, which includes $5 million in presumed damages, $5 million in actual damages, and $8 million in punitive damages, raises immediate questions about enforcement.
These identified properties provide tangible assets within U.S. jurisdiction that could potentially be used to satisfy at least part of the judgment. Anas’s legal team could potentially place liens on these properties or initiate foreclosure proceedings should Agyapong fail to satisfy the court’s award voluntarily.
The identification of these specific assets within the jurisdiction where the judgment was rendered significantly improves Anas’s potential for recovery, though the total value of these properties represents only a fraction of the total judgment.
It is imperative to note that the former MP himself has claimed in media interviews to own 147 properties in Ghana, primarily in Accra, Tema, and Kumasi.
While these properties lie outside U.S. jurisdiction, they underscore his substantial wealth, which many media reports have estimated to be between $120 million and $400 million.
In public statements, Agyapong has said: “I invest in buildings. Cars are not investments. I have 147 houses, but I don’t live in all of them. I rent them. In real estate, you don’t make that much money, but it makes you comfortable.”
Editor Note: This article focuses only on properties identified in Essex County, New Jersey records as of 2022, we have removed addresses from the public record as obtained. Kennedy Agyapong may own additional properties in other US locations not covered by this specific property report.
All information is based on public records and statements made by Kennedy Agyapong in public forums. Property values may have changed since the most recent assessments.