By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk)
Embattled Nigerian Instagrammer, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi recently shared some new information about his personal life amid his ongoing fraud case in the United States.
According to recent reports, Hushpuppi who was arrested for wire fraud in Dubai in June and extradited to the U.S. on July 3, revealed to Pretrial Services that he has two kids who live in London and a third one that resides in New York City.
Pretrial Services helps to prepare cases for the court in the US legal system.
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The alleged fraudster also disclosed that the three kids he has are all from three different women. He added that in the past five years he has been in an unsteady relationship with the mother of his last child.
The socialite who is mostly known for showing off his luxury lifestyle on photo-sharing app, Instagram, disclosed that he has a family even if he does not put their pictures up on social media.
Recall that some weeks ago the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis came out to dismiss speculations that Hushpuppi who is facing a fraud-related case gained St Kitts citizenship by virtue of investing.
A top chicago lawyer, Gal Pissetzky, defending Hushpuppi has maintained that his client is innocent of fraud charges.
However, the Department of Justice said that Abbas ‘flaunted his elaborate lifestyle,’ and is facing criminal charges of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through scams, including schemes that targeted a U.S law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League football club.
Meanwhile, the alleged fraudster has hired a new lawyer to assist Pissetzky in defending charges brought against him.
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Hushpuppi’s lawyer, Pissetzky who is only licensed to practice in Chicago will now be supported by Vicki Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles.
The law firm specialises in representing individuals in both state and federal criminal matters, as well as companies and individuals in administrative and in-house investigations.
Pissetzky had applied to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of the alleged fraudster in California on July 22, with an attestation letter from the Attorney Registration and the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court in Illinois.
