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Entertainment of Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Source: legit.ng

US defence lawyers dump Hushpuppi

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Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky, the international lawyers representing suspected Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi, have applied to withdraw from the young man's case.

The United States lawyers said they took the decision because the Nigerian national stopped communicating with them and has hired new legal practitioners to take over his case, Premium Times reports.

The Nigerian man, who was based in Dubai before his arrest, is facing internet fraud charges and currently in detention in the United States.

Pissetzky and Podberesky reached the decision to withdraw from the case after months of negotiations with the US government.

Recall that Pissetzky argued that the popular Instagram star was not guilty of the fraud charge brought against him.

In an interview with Forbes, the lawyer said the Nigerian man has a legal business that he runs which is the source of his income.

He said: “Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi is absolutely not guilty of all the charges they are accusing him of. Abass was running a very legitimate business and had a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud."