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American court denies Hushpuppi bail

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An American court has denied suspected Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas alias Hushpuppi bail in the United States.

Although, his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky, maintained that his job as an Instagram celebrity was footing the bills for his expensive lifestyle which he flaunts online.

Some of the expensive lifes styles which he flaunts inchude paid for the $10,000 monthly rent on his luxury Dubai flat.

Moreover, he drives some of the most expensive cars in the world worth around N1b and according to his lawyer, his job as an Instagram influencer allows him to enjoy all that.

The court denied him bail after his lawyers had applied for him to leave jail with an electronic tag and live with the uncle of a woman with whom he has a child with.

UAE’s The National reported that prosecutors said ‘he is capable of committing crimes with just a smartphone and an internet connection and that he posed too much of a flight risk.

Reacting to prosecutors’ argument, Pissetzky said his client is loved and respected and had too much to lose if he flees from the United States. 

He told a judge in Chicago by videolink; 

“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.”

Judge Jeffrey Gilbert who watched the proceedings from a prison video link, denied Hushpuppi bail on grounds of him being a flight risk.

Gilbert then ordered that the Hushpuppi be remanded in custody until he is taken to a court in California.

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