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Raia wa Nigeria, Ramon Abbas, maarufu kwa jina la Hashpuppi amehukumiwa kifungo cha miaka 11 jela huko Marekani
Hashpuppi alikuwa anatuhumiwa kufanya utapeli unaofikia jumla ya dola millioni 24 za Marekani kwa njia ya mtandao
Hashpuppi anatajwa kuwa mmoja wa matapeli wakubwa zaidi wa mtandaoni duniani. Umaarufu wake na uwezo wake wa kutengeneza mtandao kumemwezesha kufanikisha matukio makubwa ya utapeli kwa ufanisi mkubwa.
Hashpuppi alihukumiwa kifungo hicho jumatatu ya 7/11/2022 ambapo pia ametakiwa kuwalipa dola million 1.7 kwa waathirika wake wawili wa utapeli huo
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A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over charges related to a multimillion dollar scam that targeted companies in the United States and overseas.
Ramon Abbas, known to his millions of Instagram followers as Ray Hushpuppi, pleaded guilty in April last year to conspiracy to engage in money laundering. In addition to the prison sentence handed down on Monday, United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered him to pay $1.7 million in restitution to two fraud victims.
It is a spectacular downfall for Abbas, 40, whose June 2020 arrest at his gilded perch in Dubai made headlines worldwide. Before his sentencing, Abbas was held in federal detention in Los Angeles, his once flamboyant social media account gone quiet — despite gaining 500,000 new followers since his arrest.
Chanzo: CNN
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