He was sentenced to 11 years in jail on friday by the United States Central District Court in California for money laundering.
Hushpuppi was arrested in June 2020 in Dubai over an extensive fraud scheme that has robbed victims of their money in the U.S, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and other places.
He was then transfer to the United States where he was charged with fraud and money laundering, multiple counts of hacking, impersonation, scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.
He, however, pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy and involvement in money laundering.
It was confirmed that Hushpuppi will now spend only nine years in prison as he had already spent two years incarcerated in the US.
Though Hushpuppi had appealed to Judge Otis Wright, narrating his source of wealth, criminal experience and regrets.
He commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for doing a thorough job in bringing him to justice and apologized to his family.
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