Notorious Internet Fraudster Hushpuppi Sentenced to 11 Years Imprisonment in US
- Finally, justice has been served; those who were victims of Hushpuppi, the notorious internet fraudster, can now have a breather
- After many months of trials and investigation, a US court in California issued a final verdict
- The presiding judge, Justice Otis Wright II, handed Hushpuppi 11 years and three-month imprisonment after finding him guilty as charged
USA, California - Internet fraudster and social media sensation, Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi has been handed 11 year and three months jail term by the United States District Court in California.
As reported by the Punch newspaper, the internet fraudster was found guilty of money laundering, conspiracy, and other fraudulent activities.
Source: Instagram
Delivering the judgment, Justice Otis Wright II on Monday, November 7 said Hushpuppi was guilty of the allegations leveled against him, some of which include cyber schemes, laundering proceeds of a school financing scam, and compromising emails.
Prior to his sentencing, the social media company Meta deactivated Hushpuppi’s verified Instagram account.
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How Hushpuppi was arrested
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.
Meanwhile, the 37 years old had pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him.
However, this judgment is the end of Hushpuppi’s trial since his arrest in June 2020 at his Dubai hotel apartment.
Court sentences notorious fraudster to 235 years in prison, orders EFCC to sell his properties to pay victims
Similarly, Legit.ng reported that Nigeria’s anti-graft agency had secured a high-profile conviction as the Federal High Court in Uyo sentenced Scales Olatunji Ishola to 235 years in prison.
The court also ordered EFCC to sell Ishola’s properties and give the proceeds to his victims, who are Norwegians.
The EFCC arrested Olatunji in 2019 at his Ikota, Lekki’s residence based on a petition from the Oslo Police District in Norway.
Nigerian man loses millions of Naira to fraudster after keeping his mobile line inactive
In another development, a Nigerian man has lamented bitterly after the entire money in his account was wiped out by a fraudster.
The young man said the fraudster was reissued his MTN mobile number and this allowed him to wipe out his account.
Sharing his pain with police PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, he appealed to him to help him get back his money.
Source: Legit.ng
