Your 2.3m Instagram fans won't stop the FBI... Web star accused of plotting to launder millions from cyber-crime

An Instagram super-star with 2.3 million followers has been extradited to America accused of conspiring to launder hundreds of millions of dollars obtained via cyber-crime. He faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted. Nigerian-born Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a 37-year-old known as Hushpuppi on Instagram and The Billionaire …

[MrMerrymaker]

Lock him up!

.. Because he's a social media star!!

[MrMerrymaker]

Re: Lock him up!

Oof, tough crowd..... it's a jooooooooooooke!

[IceC0ld]

SO, what are we supposed to take away from this then ?

the next time a Nigerian 'Prince' Emails to say he is desperate to offload $6.5 million, do we now accept that this time there IS a legitimate reason for you being picked ? :o)

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[cb7]

Crime pays. Til you get caught.

[Anonymous Coward]

They got a warrant!

Legitimate reason. Warrant served. Data received. Perp arrested.

Absolutely no need to do blanket logs of all citizens!

[osakajin]

Re: They got a warrant!

Yup that's insta apple and Gmail job

[macjules]

An Instagram super-star

Stopped reading after that.

[BebopWeBop]

Re: An Instagram super-star

Oooh, I didn't - with a couple of minutes to burn, I was amused to read of his downfall, brought abiout by a combination of his criminal behaviour, a desire to be a 'soshal meeja star' and sheer carelessness. Schadenfreude.

[Chris the bean counter]

Re: An Instagram super-star

And yet you bothered to comment

[LDS]

Re: An Instagram super-star

Were followers bought/stolen too, or there are really so many people with time to waste to follow such people?

[Anonymous Coward]

FBI Special Agent Andrew Innocenti

Wow... What a great surname..... Good thing he chose the LAW and not the criminal side......

[RobThBay]

Re: FBI Special Agent Andrew Innocenti

I guess Noinnocenti would be the surname of an unlawful relative.

[steviebuk]

Tit

Deserves to be in jail but when will these crooks realise, if you flash the cash you will get nabbed. I think John Gotti was disliked in the mob for being too flash with the media which drew too much attention to himself and the family.