Nigerian Instagram Influencer Abbas Admits to Fraud in the U.S.
- Abbas pleads guilty to financing scam for Qatari school
- Billionaire Gucci Master used status to make connections
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A Nigerian Instagram influencer known as @hushpuppi and the Billionaire Gucci Master admitted in the U.S. to taking part in a scam to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson attempting to finance the construction of a school in Qatar, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, 37, pleaded guilty on April 20, according to documents ordered unsealed on Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said in a statement. Abbas’s lawyer Louis J. Shapiro wasn’t immediately available to comment.