The Newly hired Lawyer of Popular Instagram influencer Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, says his client is not a fraudster.
Gal Pissetzky, counsel for alleged international fraudster Hushpuppi said his client is legitimate business man who is also into real estate, according to American business magazine Forbes.
He Said:
“absolutely not guilty of the charges they are accusing him of. Ramon Abbas was running a legitimate business and a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud. he’s an entrepreneur, he has real estate involvement.
He is an Instagram personality. He was promoting brands and that’s how he was very legitimately making his money”
Control TV had earlier reported that the 37-year-old was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by the Dubai Police and was later extradited to the United State’s FBI.
The FBI’s investigation revealed that Hushpuppi is one of the leaders of a transnational network that facilitates computer intrusions, and money laundering, targeting victims around the world in schemes designed to steal hundreds of millions of dollars.
The police revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members of his crew, it discovered that fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168 billion) had been committed by the gang.
Amongst other charges, the FBI alleged that Hushpuppi attempted to dupe an English Premier League football club of £100m (N48.4bn).
These allegation is contained in an affidavit deposed to by FBI Special Agent, Andre Innocenti, who is assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office Hi-Tech Organised Crime Squad.
The affidavit read in part,
“Abbas and others further conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from other fraudulent schemes and computer intrusions, including one scheme to steal £100 million (approximately $124 million) from an English Premier League soccer club.”
The FBI revealed that If Hushpuppi is convicted of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, He would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
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