Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, is a well-known Instagram user from Nigeria. The US government has asked the District Court in Central California to sentence him to 135 months in prison for fraud.
It gave its reasons for proposing the equivalent of 11 years and three months jail time for Mr Abbas in its court filings, according to Premium Times.
In June 2020, Hushpuppi, a popular Instagram user from Nigeria named Ramon Abbas, was detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) over an extensive fraudulent scheme that has robbed victims of their money in the U.S., Qatar, the United Kingdom, and other places.
He was taken to the U.S, where he was charged with fraud and money laundering.
In July 2021, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering. He admitted to conspiring with multiple persons within and outside the U.S to launder the proceeds of the fraudulent scheme perpetrated against persons and businesses in different countries.
ANN reported earlier that the trial judge, Otis Wright, has fixed 7 November as the date to sentence Hushpuppi.
