By Kola Alhassan with agency reports
Social media influencer Ramon Abbas Olorunwa, popularly known as Hushpuppi will get a prison sentence from a United States court on February 14 for alleged laundering of $24 million.
Foreign online sources confirmed that he will be sentenced after about two years in detention in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and Los Angeles in the United States.
It was learnt that the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday confirmed the date to be February 14.
Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty on April 20, 2021,is an online cult hero with 2.5 million followers on Instagram, where he regularly posts pictures.
It was gathered that court documents in California revealed that Hushpuppi’s crimes led to victims’ loss of about $24 million.
He could bag a prison sentence of 20 years and repay the victims.
Hushpuppi was said to have attempted to steal more than $1.1 million from an unidentified person in Qatar who wanted to pay children’s school fees.
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