Again, US Court Fixes New Date To Sentence Hushpuppi | READ MORE
Ramon Abbos, aka Hushpuppi will no longer get sentenced on September 21, as a United States Central District Court in California has fixed a new date.
According to the trial judge, Otis Wright, the new date to sentence Hushpuppi is November 7, 2022.
“Counsels are notified, the sentencing is continued to November 7, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas”.
This is the fourth time the court is postponing the sentencing of Hushpuppi who is standing trial over alleged cyber crime.
Recall that Hushpuppi, a Nigerian was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in June 2020 with 12 accomplices over allegations bordering on hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.
He was extradited to the US for prosecution after he was accused of defrauding 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168billion.
In July 2021, he pled guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges slammed against him by the American government.
He then entered into a plea bargain agreement with the US government in July 2021 in the expectation of getting a lighter punishment.
The sentencing hearing was initially deferred by Judge Wright from 14 February to 11 July before shifting it to 21 September and now 7 November.
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