Gal Pissetzky, counsel for alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, says his client is not a fraudster.
Pissetzky of Pissetzky & Berliner said Hushpuppi ran legitimate businesses including real estate, according to Forbes.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that the 37-year-old was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by the Dubai Police.
The
police revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members
of his crew, it discovered that fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham
(N168 billion) had been committed by the gang.
No fewer than 1,926,400 people from different parts of the world were also said to have fallen victims to the suspects.
According
to the police, 13 luxury cars, estimated at 35 million Dirham (N3.7
billion) were recovered from the house where they were arrested.
The
Dubai police later handed him over to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in the United States where he had since been arraigned on
charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, among others.
Amongst
other charges, the FBI alleged that Hushpuppi attempted to dupe an
English Premier League football club of £100m (N48.4bn).
The
allegation is contained in an affidavit deposed to by FBI Special Agent,
Andre Innocenti, who is assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office
Hi-Tech Organised Crime Squad.
The affidavit read in part, “Abbas
and others further conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars
from other fraudulent schemes and computer intrusions, including one
scheme to steal £100 million (approximately $124 million) from an
English Premier League soccer club.”
The FBI further stated that should Hushpuppi be convicted, he risks spending 20 years in jail.
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