Hushpuppi Bags 11 Years Jail Term In US

Swanky Social Media influencer and convicted fraudster, Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment by the United States District Court sitting Central District of California for money laundering conspiracy through several online scams.

Delivered by Justice Otis Wright II, on Monday, the judgement  found Hushpuppi guilty of the allegations including laundering proceeds of a school financing scam, business email compromise and other fraudulent cyber schemes levied against him.

Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2020 and was extradited to the United States on July 3. He was arrested for defrauding over 1.9 million people, the majority of them being Americans.

The 37 years old Nigerian had pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him.

The judgment is the end of Hushpuppi’s trial since his arrest in June 2020 at his Dubai hotel apartment.