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Hushpuppi pleads guilty to fraud, risks 20 years in jail
By Modupe Shodeinde
Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas also known as Hushpuppi has pleaded guilty to fraud in an American court.
In a plea agreement filed late Tuesday, Hushpuppi agreed to plead guilty as charged before a District Court for the Central District of California, United States Of America.
The document was signed by Hushpuppi; his lawyer, Loius Shapiro; Acting United States Attorney, Tracy Wilkison, amongst others.
It stated that Hushpuppi risks “20 years’ imprisonment; a 3-year period of supervised release; a fine of $500,000 or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from the offence”.
The document partly read, “Defendant (Hushpuppi) admits that defendant is, in fact, guilty of the offence to which defendant is agreeing to plead guilty.”
Hushpuppi was arrested by Dubai police on June 10, 2020, alongside 11 other members of his gang which include Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka ‘Woodberry.’
Dubai police accused the suspects of “committing crimes outside the UAE (United Arab Emirates), including money-laundering, cyber fraud, hacking, criminal impersonation, scamming individuals, banking fraud and identity theft.”
