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Trial Of Hushpuppi Fixed For October 13

  A suspected international fraudster, Raymond Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi, has been arraigned in an American court in California and his trial is set to … Continue reading Trial Of Hushpuppi Fixed For October 13


Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi, was arrested by Dubai Police in June for fraud, among other crimes.
File photo of Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, arrested by Dubai Police for fraud, among other crimes in June 2020
Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi, was arrested by Dubai Police in June for fraud, among other crimes.
Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi was arrested by Dubai Police in June for fraud, among other crimes.

 

A suspected international fraudster, Raymond Abbas, aka Ray Hushpuppi, has been arraigned in an American court in California and his trial is set to begin on October 13, 2020.

During his arraignment on Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty to the four-count of conspiracy to fraud, money laundering conspiracies, international money laundering, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

In June, the 37-year-old who is known for displaying his opulent lifestyle on social media was arrested in Dubai by special operatives of the Emeriti Police and American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

READ ALSO: Hushpuppi Denied Bail In US

‘Hushpuppi’ alongside Olalekan Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was extradited to Chicago in the United States where he was first arraigned in July.

The U.S. Court in Illinois did not have jurisdiction over the case, he was later transferred to Los Angeles, a city in California.

Hushpuppi Denied Bail

On July 14, Hushpuppi was denied bail by a court in the US Northern District of Illinois.

The court ruled that the self-acclaimed billionaire Gucci master, who has over 2.5m followers on Instagram, will remain in detention until his trial this year over money laundering allegations.

He will be transported to Los Angeles by the United States Marshall Service and will not be allowed to stay with his girlfriend’s uncle in Homewood, Illinois.

The trial is slated to be held in Los Angeles where the case was filed rather from Chicago where the investigation is being handled.

At the hearing, Hushpuppi’s lawyer denied that his client was a flight risk or a danger to the community as he repeatedly rejected the allegations made against him by the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

He is accused of being part of a network that made hundreds of millions of dollars from business email-compromise fraud and other scams.