Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abass popularly known as Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment by the United States District Court sitting Central District of California.
Hushpuppi was sentenced for money laundering conspiracy through several online scams.
Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Otis Wright II found Hushpuppi guilty of the allegations including laundering proceeds of a school financing scam.
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Other allegations include business email compromise and other fraudulent cyber schemes.
However, the convict will only serve 9 years more having spent two years in prison during his trial.
Prior to his sentencing, Hushpuppi had his verified Instagram account deactivated by Meta, where he was known to spend most of his time showing off his affluence.
He was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2020 for defrauding 1.9 million people with most of them Americans.
Hushpuppi was extradited to the United States on July 3 and pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him.
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