Hushpuppi Has Not Been Released- Lawyer

– Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, has not been released

– Lawyer, Pissetzky, says he has been transferred from Chicago to California 

Nigerian social media influencer,  Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi has not been released from the jail, his lawyer refutes claims.

It was rumoured earlier that Hushpuppi had been released from prison with details available on the US Federal Bureau of Prison website.

Speaking on the viral report, hushpuppi’s lawyer, Gal Pissetzky, told The Punch that the suspect is on his way to California, United States of America, for trial.

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Pissetzky, a Chicago lawyer, also noted that he was still his lawyer.

“He has not been released and I am still his lawyer. He is on his way to California. Not everything you see on court documents is accurate.

“Just because the jail record says ‘released’ does not mean he has been released. He is being transferred to California,” he told our correspondent on the phone.

Hushpuppi was arrested on June 10, 2020, in Dubai for fraud and was extradited to the United States.

He was initially taken to a Chicago court, where he was denied bail before the case was transferred to California.

The matter is being handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which took over the case from the Dubai Police.