The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed how Ramon
Abbas aka Hushpuppi, acquired a Richard Mille wristwatch which he wore in a
picture he shared on Instagram where he’s seen as a celebrity.
Hushpuppi recently pleaded guilty to fraud charges a year
after he was arrested in the United Arab Emirates and extradited to the United
States of America.
His operations were revealed in an affidavit issued by the
United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California.
The affidavit showed that Hushpuppi and his co-conspirators
engaged in Business Email Compromise schemes with which they defrauded a Qatari
businessman of more than $1.1m.
The affidavit stated that Hushpuppi used $230,000 gotten
from the victim to purchase a Richard Mille wristwatch “which was hand
delivered to Abbas in Dubai and subsequently appeared in Hushpuppi’s social
media posts.”
According to the affidavit, “After Abbas joined the
conspiracy that month, Juma and Abbas received and laundered additional funds
in a variety of ways with the assistance of other co-conspirators. Agbabiaka
and Fashola were among the co-conspirators who assisted Abbas in receiving and
laundering funds.
“Among those payments, Abbas convinced the Victim
Businessperson to make wire transfers of $230,000 to a Wells Fargo bank account
of a luxury watch-seller and $100,000 to a Capital One bank account of
Agbabiaka in late December 2019.
“Abbas used the wire transfer of $230,000 to purchase a
luxury Richard Mille RM11-03 watch. Abbas arranged for the watch seller in
Florida (the “Florida Watch Seller”) to ship the watch to the New York
metropolitan area, where Agbabiaka and Fashola picked it up and ultimately delivered
it to a coconspirator, who was a relative of Fashola.
“Abbas then directed that person to transport the watch on a
flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK”) in New York to the
U.A.E., where that person hand-delivered the watch to Abbas on about January 4,
2020. Abbas posted a photograph of himself on Instagram wearing the watch, with
the hashtag “#Rm1103,” on January 13, 2020.”
A look at Hushuppi’s Instagram page with 2.5 million
followers shows him wearing the wristwatch in a photo posted on January 13,
2020.
“One of the best things I learnt that keeps me going is to
“Never take criticism from people I’d never go to for advice” #Gucci
#RichardMille #Versace #Rm1103,” he captioned the photo.
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| Hushpuppi wearing the richard mille wristwatch on instagram |
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