US Court Jails Hushpuppi, Orders Him To Pay $1.7m To Victims

On Monday, the United States District Court for the Central District of California sentenced a Nigerian social media influencer, Ramon Abass Olorunwa, also known as Hushpuppi, to 11 years and 3 months in prison for fraud.

Hushpuppi was sentenced by Justice Otis D. Wright II for money laundering conspiracy via several online scams and social media flaunting of a luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle.

According to a court statement, Abbas boasted on social media about his lavish lifestyle, which was funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims all over the world.

“This significant sentence is the result of years’ worth of collaboration among law enforcement in multiple countries and should send a clear warning to international fraudsters that the FBI will seek justice for victims, regardless of whether criminals operate within or outside United States borders.”

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Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty on July 28, 2021, also named Abba Kyari, a serving Deputy Commissioner of Police, as an accomplice in his $1.1 million scheme.

The next day, on July 29, 2021, a US Court granted an FBI warrant to arrest Abba Kyari, who was further implicated after his conversation with Hushpuppi was released.