LOS ANGELES — A Nigerian man called an “international fraudster” by prosecutors after he laundered millions of dollars through several online scams — and then bragged about his lifestyle on social media– was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, 40, of Nigeria, who is also known by his Instagram handle of “Ray Hushpuppi,” was sentenced to 135 months in prison on Monday.
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II also ordered Abbas to pay $1,732,841 in restitution to two fraud victims, according to the news release.
Nigerian Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams: Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars, was se… https://t.co/Q8XDsYKbWq
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Abbas was “one of the most prolific money launderers in the world,” Don Alway, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, said in a statement.
Abbas pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering. He was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2020, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, Abbas and Ghaleb Alaumary, 37, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, laundered money from various online crimes…
