Embattled Nigerian cyber fraudster, Ramon Abass aka Ray Hushpuppi has hired top-rated criminal defence lawyer, Loius Shapiro to represent him in his trial in US.
It could be recalled that the Dubai-based Nigerian Instagram big celeb’s former lawyers, Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky recently applied to withdraw from his case.
As per them, Ray Hushpuppi who is currently facing fraud-related and money laundering charges, halted communicating with them and has retained new lawyers to defend him in the case.
The lawyers reached the decision to withdraw from the case after months of negotiations with the US Government.
Nevertheless, a Judge granted their withdrawal from the case on the 22nd of February, and a request seeking the approval of Mr Shapiro as Hushpuppi’s new defence counsel was granted on 25th February, 2021.
According to Premium Times, Mr Shapiro who earned his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, began his career with the New York State Attorney General, Elliot Spitzer.
He also worked at several agencies including Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Detainee Unit and clerked for the federal public defender’s office in Los Angeles. Mr Shapiro, a certified criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California, serves as a Criminal Justice Act Federal Trial Panel attorney for the Central District of California.
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