A United States Central District Court in California will on Monday, decide the fate of a Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.
Hushpuppi is in court over allegations of fraud by the state.
On Friday, reports that the defendant was sentenced to years in prison in the US flooded the media space.
However, a recent report revealed that the information is not genuine.
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Hushpuppi is a suspected Nigerian internet fraudster arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2020 and was extradited to the United States on July 3.
Hushpuppi reportedly defrauded over 1.9 million people, and many of his victims are Americans.
The 37-year-old had pleaded guilty to the charges filed against him.
In October 2022, the trial judge, Otis Wright, of the US Central District Court in California, postponed the sentencing to Monday, November 7, 2022.
“Counsels are notified, the sentencing is continued to November 7, 2022, at 11.30 am as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,” the court announcement shifting the sentencing disclosed.