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Hushpuppi with a Rolls-Royce in Dubai. The National
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Ramon Abbas was extradited to the US after his arrest in Dubai in 2020. He was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday, November 7, 2022. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi posed as a property investor and businessman. Pictures from his Instagram account – which had more than two million followers before it was shut down – showed him landing at Atlantis, The Palm in a helicopter. Photo: Dubai Police
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Police said they had sought Hushpuppi after he was implicated in an online fraud. Photo: Dubai Police
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A police video showed the suspect apparently admitting and explaining how the fraud worked. Photo: Dubai Police
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A police video showed arrests at luxury properties in Dubai. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi was arrested along with 11 others, some of whom are pictured here. Photo: Dubai Police
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Officers seized 13 luxury cars worth an estimated Dh25 million ($6.8m). The vehicles had been paid for with victims' money. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi with a Rolls-Royce in Dubai. The National
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Ramon Abbas was extradited to the US after his arrest in Dubai in 2020. He was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday, November 7, 2022. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi posed as a property investor and businessman. Pictures from his Instagram account – which had more than two million followers before it was shut down – showed him landing at Atlantis, The Palm in a helicopter. Photo: Dubai Police
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Police said they had sought Hushpuppi after he was implicated in an online fraud. Photo: Dubai Police
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A police video showed the suspect apparently admitting and explaining how the fraud worked. Photo: Dubai Police
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A police video showed arrests at luxury properties in Dubai. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi was arrested along with 11 others, some of whom are pictured here. Photo: Dubai Police
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Officers seized 13 luxury cars worth an estimated Dh25 million ($6.8m). The vehicles had been paid for with victims' money. Photo: Dubai Police
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Hushpuppi with a Rolls-Royce in Dubai. The National
Suspected fraudster Hushpuppi's bail attempt fails in US
Lawyers claim Ramon Abbas's Instagram fame paid for life of luxury in Dubai
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