March 17, (THEWILL) – Gary Warner, an American Cybercrime expert, has stated that document which claimed that an alleged international internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, laundered $400,000 in prison is fake.
Warner, who is the Director of Research in Computer Forensic at the University of Alabama stated that the document was an edited version of a June 2020 affidavit.
Warner disclosed on Twitter that the new version of the document “was intended to get people to visit a scammer EIP website.”
“People are asking if it is true that #Hushpuppi laundered $400,000 #Stimulus card from prison.
“The document they showed is an edit of a June 2020 Affidavit. The new version is fake, intended to get people to visit a scammer EIP website.”
This came shortly after a purported document, which went viral on Thursday morning, showed that Hushpuppi, who was currently on trial, laundered $400,000 in prison.
Hushpuppi’s trial which was scheduled for Valentine’s Day, has been moved to July 11, 2022.
In a plea agreement document, he has pleaded guilty to various offences bothering on internet scam and money laundering among others.
The document states that Hushpuppi risks “20 years imprisonment; a three years of supervised release; a fine of $500,000 or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from the offence.”
