US Court Orders Hushpuppi To Pay $1.7m To Victims

On Monday, the United States District Court for the Central District of California told Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abass Olorunwa, also known as Hushpuppi, to pay $1.7 million to two people he hurt.

Hushpuppi is serving 11 years in a US prison right now. Justice Otis D. Wright II gave Hushpuppi a sentence for conspiring to launder money through several online scams and showing off a lavish lifestyle paid for by crime on social media.

In a statement released by the court, the United States said that Abbas had bragged on social media about his expensive lifestyle, which he paid for by taking part in international schemes to commit fraud and launder money that hurt people all over the world.

“This important sentence is the result of years of work by law enforcement in multiple countries working together. It should send a clear message to international fraudsters that the FBI will seek justice for victims no matter where the criminals work, inside or outside the United States.”

Hushpuppi pleaded guilty on July 28, 2021. He also named Abba Kyari, an active Deputy Commissioner of Nigerian Police, as one of the people who helped him pull off his $1.1 million scam.

The next day, on July 29, 2021, a US court gave the FBI a warrant to arrest Abba Kyari. After his conversation with Hushpuppi was made public, Abba Kyari became even more of a suspect.

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