millionaire influencer who threw dollars like confetti was sentenced to jail

The brilliance of “Hushpuppi”, the Nigerian Instagram star who showed off her luxurious lifestyle with private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars on the networks, has started to pass away. After being arrested in the middle of last year for a cyber millionaire scam, this Friday made the news again after have accepted their guilt. This would mean 20 years in prison.

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as “Hushpuppi” or “Billionaire Gucci Master” pleaded guilty to the crimes of money laundering, scamming and email fraud in a court in California, United States, in the latest episode of a scandal that links him to an international network of criminals whose loot would have amounted to some $ 24 million.

Hushpuppi, who has 2.6 million followers, he was arrested in June 2020 in Dubai for an alleged scheme involving a network of overseas credit card scams.

“The suspects attacked the victims abroad by setting up fake websites for well-known companies and banks with the aim of stealing the victims’ credit card information and then laundering the stolen money,” he said. he stated at the time. Dubai Police Chief Jamal al-Jalaf.

Abbas posing as a millionaire real estate developer, flaunted his collections of luxury cars, shoes, watches and other goods to help attract victims from all over the world. But it all came to an end.

“Celebrity status and his ability to make connections has seeped into legitimate organizations and led to various spinoff projects in the United States and abroad. Today’s announcement represents a blow for this international network and it will serve as a warning to possible victims of this type of robbery, ”he said. Kristi johnson, director in charge of the FBI office in Los Angeles.

Abbas has been charged with various crimes including conspiracy to steal 1,100,000 US $ to a businessman who wanted to finance the construction of a school in Qatar, according to the US Department of Justice.

But also to cause losses of a Maltese bank of almost US $ 15,000,000 and deceive 7,700,000 US $ to several corporations and another million to an American law firm. Abbas has accepted his guilt in all of these crimes.

On Instagram, Abbas was a celebrity. There he was shown with music idols and athletes, including Nigerian pop singers. Davido and WizKid, or football players in English clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City. But after his arrest, this whole crystal castle collapsed.

During the investigation, justice discovered the e-mail addresses of nearly 2 million victims on dozens of phones, computers and hard drives. Abbas, who once posted a video of himself toss 100 dollar bills like confetti, has also been charged with fraud in Europe, America and Nigeria.

His high-flying lifestyle had already been the subject of questions. Abbas said he has reinvented himself as a real estate developer.

Of his extravagant purchases, Abbas once told his followers, “I’m posting some of these things so that someone can see my page and decide not to give up“.