Convicted Internet fr@udster, Ramon Abbas Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi has been seen in a trending video having a chat with a friend from behind bars.
The footage surfaced on the internet after he was sentenced by a United States District Court for the Central District of California.
On Monday, the court sentenced Abbas to 11 years and 3 months in prison for fraud. The social media personality was also ordered to pay $1.7m in restitution to two victims.
Justice Otis D. Wright II sentenced Hushpuppi for money laundering conspiracy through several online scams and flaunting of a luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media.
In the trending video, Hushpuppi was FaceTiming a friend while in prison and he talked about his appearance. It seems to have been recorded weeks before the commencement of his trial.
He said that he was making an effort to look good so that he will not offend the judge and his friend kept laughing.
Watch the video below:
Hours after his prison sentence, video of Hushpuppi chatting with a friend from prison surfaces online
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Meanwhile, the United States, in a statement issued by the court, stated that Abbas had bragged on social media about his lavish lifestyle – a lifestyle funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims around the world.
“This significant sentence is the result of years’ worth of collaboration among law enforcement in multiple countries and should send a clear warning to international fr@udster that the FBI will seek justice for victims, regardless of whether criminals operate within or outside United States borders.”
Hushpuppi pleaded guilty in July 2021 and identified Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, as an accomplice in his $1.1 million scam.
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