The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, has revealed that the September 21, 2022 sentence date for alleged international Internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, would not change.
Director of Media Relations of the court, Thom Mrozek, said this recently while responding to an email sent by Channels Television.
Initially, the sentencing was scheduled for February 14 but it was deferred to July 11 before it was shifted to September 21 this year.
When asked the exact date when Hushpuppi would be sentenced by the court, Mrozek said Hushpuppi had long pleaded guilty and would be sentenced later this year.
He said: “Mr Abbas is currently scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge in Los Angeles on September 21.”
Hushpuppi was nabbed in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in June 2020 with 12 others over allegations that border on hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud and identity theft. He was extradited to the US for prosecution.
His extradition to the United States took place after the UAE police detailed his apprehension in a special operation dubbed ‘Fox Hunt 2’, where he was accused of swindling 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168billion.
In July 2021, he pleaded guilty to the charge and was ordered to remain in custody pending sentencing.
According to court documents, Hushpuppi risks 20 years’ imprisonment, a 3-year period of supervised release, $500,000 fine or twice the gross gain or gross loss emanating from the offence”
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