The sentence of Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, has been postponed until September 21 by Judge Otis Wright of a United States Central District Court in California.
The court announced that the sentencing for defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas has been continued until 9/21/2022 at 1:30 PM before Judge Otis D. Wright II.
According to court records provided by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), Hushpuppi entered a plea of guilty to the multimillion-dollar fraud allegations that the US government had brought against him.
A version of Hushpuppi’s plea agreement filed in June outlined his role
in a school finance scheme, as well as several other cyber and business
email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million
in losses. He pleaded guilty to Count Two which is “Conspiracy to Engage
in Money Laundering,” an offence that attracts a maximum sentence of 20
years imprisonment among other punishments including full restitution,
his plea agreement with the U.S. government states in part.
Acting United States Attorney Tracy L. Wilkison said Hushpuppi allegedly
faked the financing of a Qatari school by playing the roles of bank
officials and creating a bogus website in a scheme that also bribed a
foreign official to keep the elaborate pretense going after the victim
was tipped off.
Wilkison stated that Hushpuppi played “a significant role in the scheme,
funded his luxurious lifestyle by laundering illicit proceeds generated
by con artists who use increasingly sophisticated means.”
Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in June
2020, and subsequently flown to the U.S.. He pleaded guilty to the
charges in July 2021 and was ordered to remain in custody pending
sentencing.
The sentencing hearing was initially moved by Judge Wright from February
14 to July 11 and has now been moved to September 21 at the counsel’s
request.
He has been in custody since his arrest in Dubai and rendition to the U.
S. in June 2020.
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