Hushpuppi’s Lawyer Gal Pissetzky, has taken sides to defend his clients over allegations of being involved in fraud and money laundering.
Ramon Abbas, who is popularly known as Hushpuppi.
This came after the self- proclaimed Billionaire was accused of being involved in a fraudulent scheme which defrauded a New York-based law firm of approximately $922,800 through a combination of computer hacking and social engineering.
who spoke to Forbes, insisted that he is “an entrepreneur” who made his money legitimately through “real estate” and his work “promoting brands” as an “Instagram personality.”
Pissetzky told Forbes that his client was running a legitimate business and a very legitimate Instagram account, and did not take part in any scam or fraud. He said;
“Absolutely not guilty of [the] charges they are accusing him of. Abbas was running a legitimate business and a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud.”
Speaking of how Hushpuppi paid for his lifestyle, Pissetzky said;
“He’s an entrepreneur. He has real estate involvement … [he’s] an Instagram personality. He was promoting brands and that’s how he was very legitimately making his money.”
On his relationship with Premier League footballers Tammy Abraham and Ezri Konsa, his lawyer added;
“Mr Abbas is friends with a lot of people. Somebody who has that many followers – obviously he knows and has friends in a lot of places … it’s all legitimate.”
Meanwhile Hushpuppi is currently held at MCC Chicago pending a bail hearing, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
Court hearing is scheduled on Monday July 13. This hearing will determine if he will be detained pending trial.
