Hushpuppi: U.S Govt. To Reduce Sentence To 11yrs For Helping Detectives Solve Criminal Cases

Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas was involved in a global conspiracy that brought in millions of dollars between 2019 and 2020, and as a result, prosecutors in the United States have urged a federal judge to sentence him to 11 years in prison and three years of supervised release.

iexclusivenews understands that according to Peoples Gazette, American attorneys led by Khaldoun Shobaki in the U.S. Central District of California (Los Angeles) argued that Hushpuppi should also be asked to pay $1.7 million in restitution; $500K in fines and $100 in administrative fees, per recommendations submitted ahead of his sentencing on September 21.

The development came more than two years after the infamous Internet fr@ud ringleader was arrested in Dubai in June 2020 for driving multiple schemes that targeted victims in Europe and the United States.

He pleaded guilty in April 2021 after prosecutors discovered his involvement in a separate conspiracy to defraud a Qatari businessperson, who lost $810K in the process of trying to obtain an elusive loan to set up an international school.

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The prosecutors argued that their sentencing recommendations were appropriate considering the gravity of Hushpuppi’s crimes.

The government said one of his co-conspirators Ghaleb Alaumary was sentenced to 140 years in jail for violating the same set of criminal codes.

“By his own admission, during just an 18-month period defendant conspired to launder over $300 million,” the prosecutors said.

The government said that despite having a clear opportunity to select a lucrative career as a law-abiding citizen, Mr. Abbas’ illicit path was intentional.

However, iexclusivenews Nigeria reports that the government claimed that Mr. Abbas’ sentence was lightened due of his cooperation with detectives in our criminal cases that were being investigated and tried in American courts.