Instagram influencer Hushpuppi, who tried to steal £100m from Premier League club, jailed in US

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Ramon Abbas used his Instagram account to flaunt a luxurious lifestyle - but it had been funded by crime. The social media star is a prolific international fraudster who prosecutors say conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars stolen in various online scams.

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In connection with the scheme, Abbas provided his co-conspirator with details for a bank account in Mexico that"could handle millions and not block".In January 2019, Abbas and Alaumary conspired to launder funds stolen from a bank in Malta by providing account information for other banks in Romania and Bulgaria.

Abbas admitted the intended loss was $14.7m , which would have been part of the total £1.2bn the hackers are accused of trying to steal from banks in a number of countries.Other schemes included Abbas fraudulently inducing a New York law firm to transfer more than $922,000 to a fellow conspirator's account under someone else's name, and attempting to defraud an individual in Qatar who wanted a $15m loan to build a school.

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