Wale took to social media to criticise the authorities over the recovery of the bright yellow Lamborghini, questioning why officers stormed his home with guns.
“Bringing guns to my house was uncalled for,” the dancehall artist wrote on his social media page, accusing the agency’s chief executive of humiliating him.
Wale said he had bought the car for $150,000 ($113,000) and that he had presented supporting documents to the officers.
The Lamborghini is expected to be returned to the US “as part of [Amuah’s] $4.7m restitution”, Eoco said, adding that the FBI and the US Justice Department intended to formally ask for mutual legal assistance for its return.
The agency said the car had been retrieved in a civil manner without any incident.
“It is a standard safety protocol for officers of the surveillance and asset recovery unit to carry weapons whilst on operation for their safety,” Eoco said in a statement.
Wale was later allowed to personally surrender the car, which is now in Eoco’s custody.
US court records indicate that Amuah and his co-conspirators had impersonated vendors to defraud nearly 70 public and private organisations across the country.
They tricked entities into wiring money into bank accounts controlled by the group through shell companies.
In 2023, Amuah was sentenced to 86 months in prison and the car was reportedly one of the items flagged as part of restitution to victims. BBC
