By Cynthia Akande
Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Abbas Ramon, better known as Hushpuppi, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the United States over fraud and money laundering.
The sentence was handed to Hushpuppi by Judge Otis Wright of the United States Central District Court in California on Friday, November 4, 2022.
Recall that in June 2020, the controversial social media celebrity was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alongside 12 accomplices over allegations of hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft, and thereafter extradited to the US for prosecution.
He was thereafter extradited to the United States, where he was he was charged with fraud and money laundering.
Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering with multiple people within and outside the US.
He also apologised to his family members for bringing them shame while commending the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for doing a thorough job in bringing him to justice.
On Friday, he was sentenced to 11 years in jail, but will spend only nine years in prison as he has already spent two years in prison in the US.
