Hushpuppi, a Nigerian Instagram personality, who is facing
cyberfraud allegations in the United States, has disengaged Gal Pissetzky, his
lawyer in Chicago, after his trial was transferred to California.
The self-acclaimed influencer, whose real name is Ramon
Igbalode, had been arraigned in Chicago on money laundering charges following
his arrest in Dubai and subsequent extradition to the US.
He had also hired the top lawyer who immediately took up his
defense. Hushpuppi was however denied bail in a Chicago hearing, with a judge
ruling that he would remain detained until his trial later this year.
According to Premium Times, documents showed that Igbalode
case has been transferred to the central district of California for
prosecution.
It was gathered that the transfer had come after the US
government orally renewed its motion for removal in custody and the motion was
granted during the detention hearing on Monday.
“Accordingly, Defendant is ordered removed to the Central
District of California in the custody of the U.S. Marshal forthwith,” the court
ruled after which the defendant was moved on Tuesday.
“As provided by 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), the defendant is
remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal and shall remain in custody until
further order of the Court.”
It is also understood from the commitment letter sent to
California that Hushpuppi had refused to retain Pissetzky as his attorney,
requesting that a court-appointed counsel be assigned to him.
The self-acclaimed influencer is said to have conspired to
launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC)
frauds and other scams, one for which he could get a maximum jail term of 20
years if convicted.
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upon how they did not let us hear word about the lawyer, if only we knew it was just noise..
ReplyDeleteIt is just the beginning. Yankee people will make sure that they useless this boy. Even that money wet him de brag with before, they go collect all kpatakpata. Sisi them no go leave. Everything! When release am from prison after maybe 25 years, another charge from nowhere will land. O ti poju!
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