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Hushpuppi handed over to FBI by Dubai police

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The Dubai Police has handed over Raymond Igbalode also known as Hushpuppi to the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Also extradited was Olalekan Ponle aka Woodberry, said the Dubai Police in a statement on Thursday.

Hushpuppi, real name Raymond Abbas, was arrested by Dubai Police on June 10, and was charged with obtaining money from others through fraudulent means.

Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that Hushpuppi has considerable cases of cyber crimes, coming after his arrest by Dubai police.

The 38-year-old suspect is also said to be wanted for fraud crimes in Europe, US and Nigeria.

The director of Dubai CID, Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf said the raid that led to his arrest resulted in the confiscation of incriminating documents of a planned fraud on a global scale worth AED 1.6 billion ($ 435 million).

“The team also seized more than AED 150 million ($40.9 million) in cash, 13 luxury cars with an estimated value of AED 25 million ($6.8 million) obtained from fraud crimes, and confiscated 21 computer devices, 47 smartphones, 15 memory sticks, five hard disks containing 119,580 fraud files as well as addresses of 1,926,400 victims”, he said.

After conducting further investigations and analysing confiscated electronic devices, Dubai Police investigators uncovered sensitive information mined by the suspects on individuals and companies overseas including bank accounts and fake credit cards as well as documents and files condemning the gangs’ illegal activities, the Dubai Police said.