Woodberry, Hushpuppi’s Ally, Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison By US Court; To Be Deported After Jail Term | Sahara Reporters

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A United States Federal Judge has sentenced Jacob Olalekan Ponle, popularly known as Mr. Woodberry, to eight years and three months in prison for his coordination of a multimillion-dollar fraud. SaharaReporters had reported that Woodberry, an internet fraudster and an ally of the convicted internet fraud kingpin, Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, had pleaded guilty to count one of the eight counts brought against him in the US.

, Woodberry was sentenced on July 11 by Justice Robert Gettleman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago to eight years and three months in jail.“The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 100 months as to count,” Mr Gettleman said.Mr. Ponle was sentenced after being convicted on one count of fraud.

Woodberry earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges in which he was accused of engaging in a fraudulent scheme known as Business Email Compromise .He was arrested in Dubai on June 10, 2020, alongside Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas, who is currently serving an 11-year jail term in the US for fraud.

 

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