Ramon Abbas, also referred to as Hushpuppi, Hush, or Ray Hushpuppi (born Monday, October 11, 1982), has been an 11-year prison term for money laundering and online fraud, four days ago.
He is a former Instagram influencer from Nigeria who was found guilty of conspiracy to launder money obtained through business email compromise frauds and other scams in the US.
These schemes included ones that defrauded a US law firm of about $40 million, transferred $14.7 million illegally from a foreign financial institution and intended to steal $124 million from an English Premier League club.
He was arrested on July 27, 2021, and was set to be sentenced on September 19, 2022. However, his sentencing was postponed by Judge Otis Wright until 3 November 2022 on September 19, 2022.
Hushpuppi sent a personal letter to the court in a last-ditch effort to Judge Otis Wright. In it, he detailed his source of wealth, criminal exploits, and regrets.
He expressed regret to his family members for making them look bad and thanked the FBI for their diligent work in bringing him to justice.
