Nigerian scammer Hushpuppi pleads guilty to fraud Hushpuppi Fraud Scam
United States Department of Justice in a statement on Wednesday said court documents show that Abbas, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, pleaded guilty on April 20.
Acting United States Attorney Tracy L. Wilkison said Hushpuppi allegedly faked the financing of a Qatari school by playing the roles of bank officials and creating a bogus website in a scheme that also bribed a foreign official to keep the elaborate pretense going after the victim was tipped off.Wilkison stated that Hushpuppi played “a significant role in the scheme, funded his luxurious lifestyle by laundering illicit proceeds generated by con artists who use increasingly sophisticated means.
“His celebrity status and ability to make connections seeped into legitimate organizations and led to several spin-off schemes in the U.S. and abroad,” Johnson said in the DoJ statement.The Nigerian fraudster was arrested along with Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Woodberry and 10 others.Dubai police said 12 suspects were arrested in six simultaneous raids carried out by its e-police unit.
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