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American rapper and producer, Curtis James Jackson III, popularly known as 50 Cent, has announced plans to release a movie series based on the notorious Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi.
Recall that Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in June 2020, for defrauding over 1.9 million people, the majority of whom were Americans.
He was afterward extradited to the United States for trial on July 3, the same year.
A United States District Court sitting at the Central District of California on Monday sentenced Hushpuppi to 11 years and three months after he was found guilty of laundering proceeds of a school financing scam, business email compromise and other fraudulent cyber schemes.
Sharing pictures of the convict, 50 Cent made it known via his Instagram account on Wednesday that he was working on a movie project based on Hushpuppi’s story.
The G-Unit Records founder wrote in the caption, “For my scammers, I gotta do this one. Hushpuppi series coming soon! GLG, Green Light Gang I don’t miss. #Bransoncognac #lecheminduroi #gunitfilmandtv.”
Recall that a United States court in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, sentenced Hushpuppi to over 135 months- over 11 years- in federal prison.
The US District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered the convict to pay $1,732,841 in restitution to two fraud victims.
The judge said Hushpuppi conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media.
He pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, 10 months after he was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in June 2020.
Hushpuppi has remained in US federal custody since his expulsion from the UAE.
“Abbas bragged on social media about his lavish lifestyle – a lifestyle funded by his involvement in transnational fraud and money laundering conspiracies targeting victims around the world,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada.
“Money laundering and business email compromise scams are a massive international crime problem, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement and international partners to identify and prosecute those involved, wherever they may be.”
Before its eventual ruling on Monday, the court postponed Hushpuppi’s sentencing date at least five times in 2022 alone. Hushpuppi was initially scheduled for sentencing on February 14 but it was moved to July 11 and to September 21 before it was postponed to November 3 and finally to November 7.