Ramon Abass Olorunwa, better known on Instagram as Hushpuppi, was finally given an 11 years and three months sentence for fraud by a United States District Court for the Central District of California.
United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II sentenced the 40-year-old on Monday, November 7. In addition, he mandated that Abbas pay $1,732,841 in restitution to two fraud victims.Information Guide Nigeria
The judge claimed Hushpuppi planned to use online schemes to launder tens of millions of dollars while promoting his opulent, criminally sponsored lifestyle online.
Ten months after his arrest in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in June 2020, he entered a guilty plea in April 2021 to one count of conspiracy to participate in money laundering.
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Since being expelled from the UAE, Hushpuppi has remained in the custody of the US federal government.
A statement released by the US court read:
“Abbas bragged on social media about his lavish lifestyle – a lifestyle funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims around the world,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada.
“Money laundering and business email compromise scams are a massive international crime problem, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement and international partners to identify and prosecute those involved, wherever they may be.”
“Ramon Abbas, a.k.a. ‘Hushpuppi,’ targeted both American and international victims, becoming one of the most prolific money launderers in the world,” said Don Alway, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
“Abbas leveraged his social media platforms – where he amassed a considerable following – to gain notoriety and to brag about the immense wealth he acquired by conducting business email compromise scams, online bank heists and other cyber-enabled fraud that financially ruined scores of victims and provided assistance to the North Korean regime.JAMB Result
“This significant sentence is the result of years’ worth of collaboration among law enforcement in multiple countries and should send a clear warning to international fraudsters that the FBI will seek justice for victims, regardless of whether criminals operate within or outside United States borders.”
Abbas sent a handwritten message to Judge Otis D. Wright apologizing for his crimes and promising to compensate his victims with his own money. Additionally, he claimed that the offense for which he was being prosecuted had only brought in $300,000.
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