Better known as Hushpuppi, Abass was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in June 2020, for defrauding more than 1.9 million people, most of whom were Americans. He was then extradited to the United States for trial on July 3 of that year. As previously reported by The PUNCH, a United States District Court sitting in the Central District of California sentenced Hushpuppi to 11 years and three months after he was found guilty of laundering the proceeds of school funding fraud, compromising business emails and other fraud. systems in cyberspace. The 37-year-old had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him during the trial. Sharing photos of the convict, 50 Cent revealed via his Instagram account on Wednesday that he was working on a film project based on the story of Hushpuppi. The G-Unit Records founder captioned it, “For my cheaters gotta do this. The Hushpuppi series is coming soon! GLG, I don’t miss Green Light Gang. #Bransoncognac #lecheminduroi #gunitfilmandtv.” All rights reserved. This material and other digital content on this website may not be reproduced, published, transmitted, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without the prior express written permission of PUNCH. Contact: [email protected]
