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Hushpuppi faces up to 20 years in US prison if convicted

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4 years ago

July 3, 2020

Ramon Igbalode popularly known as Hushpuppi faces the possibility of spending the next 20 years in a US prison if found guilty of the fraud allegations levelled against him..

The United States Department for Justice has said Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka Hushpuppi, is facing a 20-year maximum sentence in prison.

Hushpuppi and his friend Olakekan Jacob known as Woodberry were extradited to the United States after they were apprehended by the Dubai Police.

He is facing criminal charges for conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise, (BEC) frauds, and other scams.

“If convicted of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, Abbas would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in a federal prison,” the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday.

FBI’s Special Agent, Andrew John Innocenti, said in a criminal complaint filed before the United States District Court for the Central District of California that “beginning no later than October 15, 2019, and continuing through at least October 17, 2019, in the county of Los Angeles, in the Central District of California, and elsewhere, the defendant conspired to launder proceeds fraudulently obtained from a law firm.”

Hushpuppi arrived in Chicago on Thursday evening and made his initial court appearance on Friday morning.

He is expected to be “transferred to Los Angeles in the coming weeks