How We Tracked Woodberry, Hushpuppi –FBI

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A special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified as Ali Sadiq has revealed how Olalekan Jacob Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry was arrested alongside his partner, Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi).

Read also: Hushpuppi Tried Defrauding An EPL Club Of $124 Million, Prosecutors Reveal More

According to reports, Woodberry was tracked through his details accessed from his WhatsApp, iPhone, and Bitcoin transactions.Hushpuppi woodberry defraud epl club

It was said that the fraudster used a fake name called Mark Kain to dupe several United States-based companies through Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes.

Read also: Hushpuppi Tried Defrauding An EPL Club Of $124 Million, Prosecutors Reveal More

Woodberry then directed his victims in the US to open bank accounts in the names of the companies he scammed. After opening the account, he would then tell his victims to send money to a bitcoin wallet that he owned and operated.

On the morning of June 10, news broke that big boy Hushpuppi and Woodberry  were arrested by the Dubai police. Following their arrests, new revelations have been made about their fraudulent activities.

Read also: My Client Became Rich Through Real Estate, Not Fraud –Hushpuppi’s Lawyer

The New Diplomat had reported that despite the allegations of cross-continental fraud against Huspuppi, his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky had claimed his client,  Hushpuppi made his money as a real estate manager, and not as a fraudster.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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