United States attorney’s office in the central district of California has postponed the sentencing of Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbass, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
Gatekeepers News reports that the embattled socialite is now scheduled to be sentenced in November.
Premium Times cited a court notice which stated that Otis Wright, the trial judge, fixed November 7 as the date to sentence Hushpuppi.
“Counsel are notified, the sentencing is continued to November 7, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,” the notice reportedly read.
The recent adjournment makes it the fourth time Hushpuppi’s sentencing date will be shifted since his conviction last year.
The first came on February 14, then postponed to June 11 and again fixed for September 21 and now November.
Gatekeepers News reports that Hushpuppi was arrested in the UAE in June 2020 alongside 11 of his associates over allegations bordering on hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.
His extradition to the United States followed after the UAE police detailed his arrest in a special operation dubbed ‘Fox Hunt 2’, where he was accused of defrauding 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168 billion.
Hushpuppi later agreed to plead guilty to money laundering, putting him at the risk of 20 years imprisonment.
