Hushpuppi reportedly hires Michael Jackson’s ex-lawyer, Mark Geragos
Nigerian suspected fraudster, Ray Hushpuppi who was recently
extradited to the US after he was arrested for fraud has reportedly hired Mark
Geragos, a former lawyer to the late Michael Jackson and other top celebrities.
The popular attorney who has been involved in high profile
cases of this nature, has in the past represented celebrities like Winona
Ryder, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick and Scott Peterson.
Reacting to the report, Nigerian producer Samklef who
confirmed that Mark Geragos was hired by Hushpuppi, wrote that the suspect
might not even spend much time in jail.
“This movie go sweet pass Netflix… he might not even spend
all his time.. he will work with the government and regain his freedom”. he
wrote on social media.
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas appeared in a federal court in Chicago
on Friday. He is accused of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of
dollars through cybercrime schemes.
According to a federal affidavit, one of the alleged victims
was the client of a New York-based law firm that lost nearly a million dollars
in 2019.
Abbas was arrested last month by law enforcement officials
in the United Arab Emirates and transferred to the US this week by the FBI.
Prosecutors allege Abbas is one of the leaders of a global
network that uses computer intrusions, business email compromise (BEC) schemes
and money laundering capers to steal hundreds of millions of dollars.
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