Ramon Abbas, AKA Hushpuppi, documented his trips to exclusive restaurants and private aircrafts. Instagram/HushpuppiA Nigerian influencer pleaded guilty in court to money laundering charges.Ramon Abbas AKA Hushpuppi grew a following of 2.5m with his photos of luxury cars and private jets.According to court documents, he scammed victims out total of $24 million.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.A Nigerian influencer who documented his extravagant lifestyle has pleaded guilty for money laundering.According to California documents, Hushpuppi (real name Ramon Abbas) accepted the charges from a US court on April 20.According to the documents, Abbas cheated people out of more that $24 million.According to Insider's Mia Jancowicz, the FBI tracked him down and arrested him in Dubai in June 2020.Abbas' Instagram account with 2.5 million followers was key to his finding. It features photos of luxury cars, private planes and designer clothes. Since June 2020, he has not posted anything.Hushpuppi tried to steal $1.1m from an individual who wanted to finance a school in Qatar.Along with two other Americans, the influencer was charged with conspiracy to commit wirefraud, conspiracy to engage money laundering and aggrieved identity theft."The defendants allegedly falsified the financing of a Qatari School by playing the role of bank officials and creating fake websites in a scheme which also bribed an official from another country to continue the elaborate pretense after the victim was tipped off," stated Acting United States Attorney Tracy L. Wilkison.She said that Abbas was a "significant role in the scheme" as he "financed his lavish lifestyle by laundering illicit proceeds generated from con artists who use increasingly sophisticated methods."Kristi K. Johnson (Assistant Director in Charge FBI Los Angeles Field Office) described Hushpuppi as "among most high-profile cash launderers in this world" and her guilty plea is "a critical blow to this international network."Insider reached Abbas but he did not respond immediately to our request for comment.Insider has the original article.
