I Refused to Keep Money for Nigerian Fraudster Hushpuppi, Lawyer Donald Kipkorir Says
Flamboyant Nairobi lawyer Donald Kipkorir says Kenyan man Abdulrahman Imraan Juma “Abdul”, who was indicted in the US for fraud reached out to him through a friend.
Through Twitter on Friday, the attorney divulged that Abdul wanted him to keep some money for Nigerian Instagram influencer Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, who recently pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in a California court.
“Sometimes back, Abdulrahman aka Abdul asked my friend Fauz Khalid in Mombasa to introduce him to me,” Kipkorir wrote.
He added: “Abdul came to see me & wanted me to keep money from Hushpuppi. I told him I only deal with corporate clients. If I loved money or was corrupt, I would’ve been indicted in the US!”
Hushpuppi, who was arrested in Dubai in June 2020, pleaded guilty to money laundering on April 20th and faces a 20-year prison sentence. The 37-year-old conspired with Kenyan Abdul (28) and a Nigerian Kelly Chibuzo Vincent to defraud a Qatari businessman of $1.1 million.
The three posed as consultants and bankers who could facilitate a loan to finance the construction of a planned school in Qatar, according to court documents.
While Juma posed as a facilitator and consultant for the false bank loans, Hushpuppi played the role of “Malik”, a Wells Fargo banker in New York. On the other hand, Vincent allegedly provided support for the victim’s false narratives by creating bogus documents and arranging for the creation of a bogus bank website and phone banking line.
Acting US Attorney Tracy L. Wilkison said Hushpuppi and his accomplices falsified school finance by impersonating bank officials, creating a fraudulent website, and bribing a foreign official to keep the deception continuing after the victim was tipped off.
The monies stolen from the businessman were used to purchase a Richard Mille RM11-03 watch, which was physically delivered to Hushpuppi in Dubai and later displayed on his social media posts.
Hushpuppi, who has over 2.5 million followers on Instagram, was known for posting photos of his lavish spending on cars, watches, designer clothes, and private jets.
Comments (16)
DP Ruto would have kept the money for hush-puppy! I have said many times the union between Ruto and the igbos is a very dangerous affair!
Someone need to find out how much scam money Ruto is hiding for his athoni in Sugoi! You just don’t get related to Nigerians for nothing! It is all scam business!
It’s good news that Ruto gets unsolicited name promotion every time. So that people who don’t know him already can be inquisitive to know him now. Keep it up!!
DP Ruto is well known all the way to the ICC! He should be jailed there to pay for his crimes against humanity! Do not tell us that Ruto need more publicity! Maybe if he could stop his crimes of passion and corruption, he would acquire a more positive name!
Come on Donald! You should have reached out to your brother DP Ruto for safe keeping of the money!
Ruto will say this is a stupid kalenjin to refuse the money - no matter where it came from!
Oh well! At least there is one honest kale in the pack! All of the can’t be like DP ruto!
Kipkorir, your kikuyu wife will divorce you if she now finds out you refused the money!
Kikuyus and shillingi are one and the same thing!
@kipkorir, you could have kept the money and make up a story that you got the money from selling 3,000,000 eggs a day from a nameless chicken farm in South Sudan, just like your good friend from Sugoi! How does DP Ruto get by with these kind of scams???
Hushpuppi is now rotting in jail! You better run very fast when you see an Nigerian coming your way! They will swallow you alive see as they smile with you!
Only Ruto can house them in his home both in Karen and Sugoi! Hopefully no government secrets are kept near there - and especially from the coffers of Kenya government!
Donald - you are one lucky man for not taking the money! FBI and CIA would have come hunting foe you with vengeance! Americans do not joke! They will find you in a cabby while like Saddam Hussein of Iraq!
Hooray to unsolicited Ruto name brand promotion. Guys keep it up!!
I think it is only in your family that thieves should be/are popular; just like those cattle wrestlers in the Uasin Gishu and Kerio valley regions!
Why are you telling the story now @ kipkorir? Are you afraid that the American government will indict you anyway to tell what you know about the bad fellas?
Juicy, juicy, juicyyyyyy @donald! There is no one lawyer that is corruption free in Kenya! Your professional acumen is telling fabricated lies! Not a single lawyer that is clean in Kenya! Corruption is imbedded in your bones @kipkorir!
You are no better than the two judges who got caught with stashed cash at the chambers! Your story does not add up! There is something you are making the forts to hide before CIA come knocking at your door. Them boys are not a joke! They will smoke you out no matter how deep you can hide! Just keep your bags packed in case they show up in the wee hours of the night!
Does it mean that all Kenyans are thieves because Uhuru,Kibaki,Raila,Ruto,Ngilu,Mumbi,Nyong,Wanjigi are thugs?It doesn’t mean all Luos are murderers because muuaji Raila is a murderer,The same thing with Nigerians.What will Kipkorir tell you if Chibuzo wins appeal as he will definitely sue him for “convicting” him in the public?
Laaakini, hii flamboyancy iko wapi kwa hii sura? Nothing flamboyant hapa
The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! You @crneca is the perfect beholder!
He is exactly your type @ceneca! Una meza mate wewe! Stop looking at his zippers, and huko kwa mufuko!
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