A US District Court has adjourned the sentencing hearing of Ramon Abbas popularly called Hushpuppi till September 21, 2022.
Judge Otis Wright of the Central District Court of California moved the date forward “at the request of counsel”.
“At the request of counsel, the Sentencing is CONTINUED to 9/21/2022 at 1:30 PM before Judge Otis D. Wright II, as to Defendant Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,” a statement from the court reads.
Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai and extradited to the US in 2020 on charges of fraud and money laundering.
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Quest Times earlier reported Hushpuppi would be sentenced on Valentine’s Day after spending more than 18 months in detention in Dubai, the UAE, and Los Angeles in the US, the hearing was, however, shifted from February 14 to July 11, 2022. It has now been shifted to September 21.
He is expected to remain in custody in the intervening period of the delay.