The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said they’ve arrested three Nigerians in America who helped Raymond ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas steal over $1.1m in a wire fraud operation.
FBI arrested the three associates on 22 July because of a case that they were alleged to have helped Hushpuppi tp steal money from a businessman.
The three associates are:
1. Yusuf Adekinka Anifowoshe, popularly known as “AJ”. He is 26 years old. He lives in Brooklyn, New York;
2. Rukayat Motunraya Fashola, popularly known as “Morayo”. She is 28 years old. She stays in Valley Stream, New York.
3. Bolatito Tawakalitu Agbabiaka, popularly known as “Bolamide”. He is 34 years old. He stays in Linden, New Jersey.
The three of them will appear at Los Angeles court in August. 20 years for imprisonment is awaiting them if they are guilty.
The businessman – who wasn’t named – was trying to put together some money to build schools for children in Qatar.
In a statement released by the DoJ on 28 July, Hushpuppi confessed to the crime of money laundering and other offences related to Business Email Compromise (BEC) Schemes.
Also, the statement allegedly said Hushpuppi bribed a top police officer in Nigeria to arrest his fellow associate, Kelly Chibuzo Vincent who is 40 years old.
The DoJ document revealed that this is after Vincent tried to expose the operation.
Out of the over $1.1m, DoJ said Hushpuppi used $230,000 to buy a Richard Mille RM11-03 wristwatch that he posed with on Instagram.
US authorities also alleged that the 37 year old, Huspuppi used some of the money to buy citizenship in St. Christopher and Nevis island. He also did a fake marriage certificate and bribed government officials in St. Kitts.
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