Prosecutors in the United States have asked a federal judge to sentence Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to 11 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a multinational conspiracy that earned him millions of dollars between 2019 and 2020.
According to Peoples Gazette, American attorneys led by Khaldoun Shobaki in the U.S. Central District of California (Los Angeles) argued that Hushpuppi should also be asked to pay $1.7 million in restitution; $500K in fines and $100 in administrative fees, per recommendations, submitted ahead of his sentencing on September 21.
This development came more than two years after his arrest.
Recall that Hushpuppi the famous Internet fraudster was arrested in Dubai in June 2020, for his flambouyant lifestyle which was linked to his multiple schemes that targeted victims in Europe and the United States.
Hushpuppi pleaded guilty in April 2021 after the prosecutors discovered his involvement in a separate conspiracy to defraud a businessperson in Qatari, who in the process lost $810K when he was trying to obtain an elusive loan to set up an international school.
The prosecutors argued that their sentencing recommendations were appropriate considering the degree of Hushpuppi’s crimes.
The government also mentioned that, one of his co-conspirators Ghaleb Alaumary was sentenced to 140 years in jail for violating the same set of criminal codes.
The prosecutors said:
“By his own admission, during just an 18-month period defendant conspired to launder over $300 million,”
The government said Mr Abbas’ criminal path was premeditated, even though he had a clear chance to choose a rewarding career as a law-abiding citizen.
According to the U.S Government Mr Abbas’ sentencing, was reduced because he cooperated with detectives on our criminal cases under investigation and prosecution in American courts.