Update 07/29/2021 10:15pm:

Instagram influencer Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. CNN reports that Hushpuppi admitted to conspiring to defraud the Qatari government out of $1 million, in addition to laundering millions "through bank accounts around the world," including "several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million in losses," said the U.S. Justice Department in a statement on Thursday. 

Hushpuppi reportedly pled guilty on April 20, 2021, but court documents remained sealed until Wednesday. 

 

Update 02/21/2021 12:33pm:

Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, is back in the news after the influencer was accused of helping hackers from North Korea pull a $1.3 billion scheme off.

Assistant Attorney General John Demers of the Department of Justice issued a statement on what went down, saying, “North Korea’s operatives, using keyboards rather than guns, stealing digital wallets of cryptocurrency instead of sacks of cash, are the world’s leading bank robbers.” Hushpuppi’s part in the matter allegedly found him helping three North Korean computer hackers take funds from banks and companies, including a company in Malta that went down in February 2019.

News of this comes after Abbas made headlines last year for allegedly scamming $435.6 million. Abbas, along with 12 others, were arrested, and Abbas was extradited to the United States from Dubai. Stay tuned for more updates.

source: NY Post

Update 06/26/2020 10:16am:

Raymond Abbas, better known as "Hushpuppi" on Instagram, was arrested with 12 others earlier this month in Dubai for allegedly scamming $435.6 million. They are accused of creating fake pages of existing companies and banks to redirect payments from the legit companies and people to their own accounts. Police were alerted to Hushpuppi due to him posing with expensive cars, clothing, jewelry, and other luxury items on his  Instagram page, which boasts over 2 million followers. 

Dubai police were apparently tracking Hushpuppi’s every move for four months and monitoring his Instagram posts. During his arrest, police seized $40 million worth of items, including over a dozen luxury cars valued at almost $7 million. Police also seized 21 computers and 47 smartphones during the raid.

Original 06/12/2020 11:07am:

Social media star Ray Hushpuppi, real name Raymond Igbalodel, was reportedly arrested earlier this week for frauding the U.S. government for millions of dollars meant to be given to Native Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Hushpuppi has over 2 million followers on Instagram and was romantically linked to Blac Chyna earlier this year after they were seen spending Valentine's Day together in Dubai. 

Nigerian journalist Dr. Kemi Olunloyo reportedly on the arrests of Hushpuppi and his associates, revealing that the International Police (Interpol) and FBI arrested the group in Dubai. She added that they are accused of cracking " into the system and filed 174+ fraudulent claims" for stimulus payments during the pandemic, which the FBI dubbed "Scattered Canary." 

The last post Hushpuppi made to his Instagram page was 6 days ago, where he showed his new Rolls Royce truck and addressed people wishing for his downfall. The post reads,"May success and prosperity not be a “once upon a time” story in your life... 🙏. Thank you lord for the many blessings in my life 🙏🙏 continue to shame those waiting for me to be shamed."