Hushpuppi sentenced to 11-year jail term in US for fraud

Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi, have been found guilty of fraud and received an 11-year prison term.

In its most recent session, the United State Central District Court in California handed down the sentence.

However, because Hushpuppi has already served two years in imprisonment since his arrest in 2020, he will serve a total of nine years in prison.

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A joint team from the Dubai Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States detained the social media influencer in Dubai in June 2020 for allegedly defrauding a number of victims, including Americans.

After being extradited, Hushpuppi was accused of numerous offenses including hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.

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In July 2021, Hushpuppi entered a plea agreement with U.S. authorities and admitted guilt to allegations of multimillion-dollar fraud.

Hushpuppi and his attorney Louis Shapiro persuaded U.S. federal judge Otis D. Wright to postpone his sentence in September 2022; following several appeals, bringing the most recent hearing to November 3.

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Since Hushpuppi’s conviction in 2021, the date of his sentence had been postponed four times.

It was initially scheduled for February 14 before being moved to July 11; then September 21 before being carried out on November 3, 2022.