The United States District Court for the Central District of California has postponed the sentencing of Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas better known as Hushpuppi till 11th July 2022.
According to the Court document, Judge Otis D. Wright in Los Angeles granted the order after Hushpuppi’s lawyers led by Louis Shapiro entered a request for postponement. He is expected to remain in custody in the intervening period of the delay.
Recall it was reported earlier that the Nigerian Internet fraudster was previously scheduled to be sentenced on 14th February for duping people across different continents to the tune of millions of dollars. He pleaded guilty last year to the charges, seeking a lighter sentence.
“At the request of counsel, the sentencing is continued to July 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.,” the court document said after the decision was taken on February 2.
Hushuppi risks getting a 20 years jail sentence; 3 years of supervised release; a fine of $500,000 or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from the offense.
The same court had also ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, for his alleged role in a $1m scam allegedly perpetrated by Hushpuppi and five others.