Internet Fraudster, Hushpuppi, Not Sentenced Yet By USA Court; Date Is 7th November

By Akinwale Kasali

International internet fraudster, and Social Media Celebrity, Ramon Abass, popular as Hushpuppi, is set to be sentenced by a United States of America Court on Monday 7th November, 2022.

On Friday, 4th November, the media was agog with a rumoured sentencing of Hushpuppi to 11 years in prison in the United States. But according to the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, the report is fake.

Hushpuppi is a Nigerian internet fraudster 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, majority of them,  Americans.

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

An earlier statement by the acting United States Attorney Tracy Wilkinson revealed that Hushpuppi and his accomplice faked the financing of a school by playing the roles of bank officials and creating a bogus website. He was also alleged to have bribed foreign officials to keep the elaborate pretence.

In October, 2022, the trial Judge, Otis Wright, of the US Central District Court in California postponed the sentencing to Monday, November 7, 2022.

“Counsels are notified, the sentencing is continued to November 7, 2022 at 11.30 am. as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,” the court announcement shifting the sentencing read.