Tag: HUSHPUPPI
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Alleged fraud: Hushpuppi’s ally, Woodberry hires Chicago’s top criminal lawyer for defence
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has hired a top-rated white-collar crime attorney in Chicago, Michael Nash, to defend him. Documents showed that Mr. Nash signed the Attorney Appearance Form for Mr. Ponle on July 8. Woodberry, alongside Ramoni Igbalode, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates on June 10…
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Hushpuppi denied bail in the US
Alleged Nigerian fraudster and Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has been denied bail in the United States in spite of his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky insisting that his job as an Instagram celebrity paid for the $10,000 monthly rent on his luxury Dubai flat. His lawyers had applied for him to leave jail…
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Hushpuppism; An Exception to Presumption of Innocence, By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh
By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh In the wake of the gestapo-like arrest of Nigerian Instagram sensation Raymond Igbalode popularly known as Hushpuppi in the United Arab Emirates, several well-meaning observers had asked as to whether the Nigerian investigative agencies were complacent; in that the individual in question was well reputed to flaunt his seemingly illicitly acquired…
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Love, Betrayal and Hushpuppi, By Michael West
By Michael West Reactions to last week’s topic reflect shades of opinions and varied perspectives on the issue. Readers crave to know what can be done to ward off such heartbreaking occurrences and in a situation where it happens, what is the way forward. I will address the issues as requested because, to my amazement,…
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‘Hushpuppi absolutely not guilty’
The legal representative to suspected Internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi has said the popular Instagram celebrity is absolutely not guilty of charges levelled against him. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Hushpuppi, with over 2.5 million followers on Instagram, was arrested in Dubai and extradited to the United States for prosecution. Affidavit filed by the…
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Atiku, Saraki, Dogara, Melaye, other PDP leaders with ‘links’ to Hushpuppi must be investigated – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on anti-graft agencies to investigate the link between some notable leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the leader of the Dubai based international e-fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as “Hushpuppi”. The party said the media space has been awashed with reports of criminal…
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Saraki slams APC for linking him with Hushpuppi
A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described as reckless and cheap politics, a statement credited to the All Progressives Congress, which tried to tie him with a cyber-crime suspect, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, who was recently arrested in the United Arab Emirates and extradited to the United States. This is contained in a…
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Hushpuppi arraigned in Chicago, faces another charge in Los Angeles
Nigerian international fraudster, Raymond Hushpuppi faces many years in American jail after he was charged in Chicago today with conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams. He was also charged with executing schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier…
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BREAKING: Dubai Police hand over Ramoni ‘Hushpuppi’ to FBI in US
Nigerian Instagram Celebrity Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi has been handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US, Dubai Police said on Thursday, Gulf News Dubai is reporting. According to a statement, Christopher Wray, Director of FBI, praised the role of Dubai Police in arresting Raymond Abbas (Hushpuppi) and Olalekan Jacob Ponle…
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Hushpuppi: Group wants FBI, Interpol to question Atiku, Timi Frank over links to alleged fraudster
The National Coalition of Democrats (NCD) has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and International Police to investigate ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over possible links to arrested suspected fraudster, Raymond Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi. Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle, Hushpuppi and 12 others…