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Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 18 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Hushpuppi moved to California for prosecution, dumps high-class laywer

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Internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly called Hushpuppi, has been transferred transferred to the Central District of California for prosecution.

Subsequently, Hushpuppi has reportedly dumped his high-class U.S. attorney, Gal Pissetzky of the Pissetzky & Berliner law firm.

Recall that after his arrest in Dubai, he was extradited to the U.S on July 3 for trial after which he was arraigned in a Chicago court on Monday and denied bail despite pleas by his lawyer.

His transfer to the Central District of California for prosecution came on Tuesday and he will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshal in accordance with 18 U.S.C. and 3142(f).

During the detention hearing on Monday, the government orally renewed its motion for removal in custody and the government’s oral motion was granted.

“Accordingly, Defendant is ordered removed to the Central District of California in the custody of the U.S. Marshal forthwith. As provided by 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), Defendant is remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal and shall remain in custody until further order of the Court,” Justice Gilbert ruled.

Transfer documents signed by Thomas G. Bruton, the Clerk of the U.S Court in Chicago, indicated that Mr Abbas was moved on Tuesday.

Reports also revealed that after Mr Abbas refused to retain Mr Pissetzky as his attorney, he requested for a court-appointed counsel(government lawyer).

Hushpuppi who faces a minimum sentence of 20 years in the U.S. federal prison is being charged for business email compromise frauds and other scams worth “hundreds of millions of dollars”.