The suspected internet fraudster, Remon Abass a.k.a Ray Hushpuppi has been transferred to the Central District of California for prosecution.
The embattled Nigerian instagram celeb was arraigned in a Chicago court on Monday, 13th July, and denied bail in spite of pleas by his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky.
Hushpuppi was transferred to the Central District of California on Tuesday for prosecution and remanded to the detention of the U.S. Marshal in accordance to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f).
He was denied bail in the U.S despite Gal Pissetzky noting that his job as an Instagram socialite pays for his expenditures.
However, in his defense, his legal representative disclosed that his job as an Instagram celebrity is what pays for his $10,000 monthly rent on his luxury Dubai flat.
His legal counsel had applied for him to leave jail with an electronic tag and live with the uncle of a woman with whom he has a baby with, but the US prosecutors contradicted the bail application.
Gal Pissetzky, stated;
“He is loved and respected. He is a celebrity.
“I don’t see the reason why he would want to ruin his credibility in the world and his status rather than stay here and face this allegation.
“Anywhere he goes, people will know. Having grown up very poor in Nigeria, Mr Abbas is now paid to pose with high-priced items such as Louis Vuitton bags that people would buy after seeing his posts on Instagram.
“He is an influencer. That’s a job today, as much as it is hard to imagine. That’s a full-time job.”
It could be recalled that in the 10th of June, 2020, Ray Hushpuppi was apprehended in Dubai, with his 11 gang members and were later extradited to the United States of America, where they appeared in a Chicago court on 3 July.
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