Notorious Instagram star and internet scammer Hushpuppi has been thrown into federal prison for 11 years after he was convicted of money laundering and scamming companies in the United States and overseas off their monies.
Vlad got the details;
Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi was sentenced to 11 years in prison for charges related to scamming companies in the U.S. and overseas out of millions of dollars.
Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering last year in April 2021. Along with receiving 11 years in prison, the social media influencer will have to pay $1.7 million in restitution to two fraud victims.
Abbas sent a handwritten letter to the judge in his case, with a part of it saying “Since I have been incarcerated, I have had enough time to reflect on the past and I regret letting greed ruin the good name of my family, my blessing and my name.” Over the course of time scamming, Abbas reportedly was able to lift over $24 million through hacking schemes.
The letter also found him reflecting on the mistakes he made during his path of scamming. “Your honor, I make no excuse for my actions, and I take full responsibility for what I’ve done,” said Abbas. He continued, “If I could turn back the hand of time, I would make an entirely different decision and be more careful in the choices and friends I make.”
Hushpuppi was caught because he was flossing too hard and trying to impress Blac Chyna.
One would assume that Hushpuppi would have eventually gotten caught, but if he wasn’t trying to impress Blac Chyna and people on the gram, it might have taken a lot longer to get him.
Now, he is looking at 20+ years in jail.
Here is the government speaking on how they caught him and how he is singing like a bird now.
The criminal complaint that initiated the prosecution in February was also unsealed Monday, revealing that Ramon Olorunwa Abbas – also known by his social media handle of “Ray Hushpuppi” – was initially charged in this case. Court documents ordered unsealed today show that Abbas, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, pleaded guilty on April 20. A version of Abbas’ plea agreement filed late Tuesday outlines his role in the school-finance scheme, as well as several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million in losses.
Nearly $41 million in cash, 13 luxury cars valued at around $6.8 million, and phone and computer evidence containing more than 100,000 fraud files and the addresses of nearly two million possible victims were found during the raid, according to Dubai Police.
Flip to the next page for Hushpuppi apologizing for his scams and some of the Instagram posts that got him caught.