 flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media, showing off luxury cars, a Dubai pad, and a $230,000 watch to his millions of followersRamon Abbas pleaded guilty to attempting to steal more than $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children's school in Qatar, among other crimes A notorious Instagram influencer was sentenced to more than 11 years in jail for his role as an international fraudster who laundered tens of millions of dollars for criminal hackers. Hushpuppi (real name Ramon Abbas) flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media, showing off luxury cars and Dubai pads to his millions of followers. The 40-year-old Nigerian has now been ordered to pay $1,732,841 (£1,516,182) to two of his victims, and faces 135 months in jail. Although he described himself online as a "Real Estate Developer", Abbas's money appears to have actually come from fraudulent email scams. 'Abbas bragged on social media about his lavish lifestyle – a lifestyle funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims around the world,' said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. The influencer showed off his glamourous lifestyle to his millions of followers on Instagram ( Instagram) 'Money laundering and business email compromise scams are a massive international crime problem, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement and international partners to identify and prosecute those involved, wherever they may be.' Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai two years ago. He pleaded guilty to money laundering last year, admitting to attempting to steal more than $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children's school in Qatar. He also admitted to "several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million in losses", the US justice department said. Hushpuppi's instagram page showed his lavish lifestyle which was paid for by){kind=link}
Hushpuppi (real name Ramon Abbas) flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media, showing off luxury cars, a Dubai pad, and a $230,000 watch to his millions of followers
A notorious Instagram influencer was sentenced to more than 11 years in jail for his role as an international fraudster who laundered tens of millions of dollars for criminal hackers.
Hushpuppi (real name Ramon Abbas) flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media, showing off luxury cars and Dubai pads to his millions of followers.
The 40-year-old Nigerian has now been ordered to pay $1,732,841 (£1,516,182) to two of his victims, and faces 135 months in jail.
Although he described himself online as a “Real Estate Developer”, Abbas’s money appears to have actually come from fraudulent email scams.