Ritika
New Delhi: Being famous on social media has become common these days. Anyone becomes popular on social media in a very short time. Now one such famous person is in trouble. A Los Angeles court in the US has sentenced an Instagram Influencer to severe punishment in a money laundering case. Ramon Abbas, a resident of Nigeria, has been sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment by the court. At the same time, in April 2021, the court had convicted Abbas in the money laundering case.
According to Bloomberg, Ramon Abbas of Nigeria has more than 2 million followers on his Instagram account @hushpuppi. Abbas is known on social media as ‘Nigerian Big Boy’ and ‘shorthand of online thugs’. Ramon Abbas often shared pictures of his royal life on social media. He used to post pictures from his account smiling in front of luxury vehicles or having fun in the seat of his private jet.
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A Los Angeles court has sentenced Abbas to 11 years and 3 months in prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy. According to the US government, Abbas tried to launder more than $1.3 billion in funds with the help of Korean hackers. At the same time, in April 2021, the court had convicted Abbas on the charge in the same theft case.
Abbas told the court that he had opened the bank account of money launderer Ghaleb Alaumary in Romania and Bulgaria. Ghaleb Aloumari is a resident of Ontario, Canada. However, it too has been sentenced to more than 11 years in September after being convicted on two counts of money laundering.
Abbas further told that a Malta bank was robbed through this bank account. The US accused North Korean hackers of stealing $13 million from this Malta bank.
Abbas confessed to his crime. He said that he also has a bank account in Mexico to launder money from famous British players and company employees. According to the US government, Abbas has duped these employees of about $ 69 million. Abbas has also admitted money laundering charges from a Qatar-based company and a New York law firm.
Abbas told that, in the year 2019, he was ruined. After that he was completely broken. After which he got caught in the money laundering trap at the behest of his friends. Abbas further said that he apologizes to all the victims. Said in his court that, he would sell his cars and pay everyone’s money.
Abbas wrote a letter to the judge demanding an apology for his crime. “If I could turn the wheel of time, I would have taken a different decision entirely and would have been more careful about my choices and that of my friends,” Abbas said in the letter.
