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Islie:
U.S. govt transfers Mr Woodberry, Hushpuppi, Bidemi Rufai to same prison facility ahead of Valentine’s Day release

The triad of notorious Nigerian Internet fraudsters has been languishing in U.S. prisons for a couple of years.



https://gazettengr.com/u-s-govt-transfers-mr-woodberry-hushpuppi-bidemi-rufai-to-same-prison-facility-ahead-of-valentines-day-release/

osuofia2:
Hushpuppy, the guy chop life sha. no Nigerian celebrity come to his designer's and outfit matches

saintjimos:
I believe it’s for synergy and the US Government wants to make good use of them

1stGenAmerican:
That’s laughable. The FBI employs thousands of IT experts, including the agents who caught these guys. Scammers who get busted by ordinary federal employees are of no use to the government when there are thousands that are smarter than them already on the payroll.
Hushpuppi used his personal email address and icloud account to commit most of his fraud, he wasn’t even of good use to himself because he made it easy to catch him. If he couldn’t help himself by not getting caught, he can’t help the government.

Bignuell:
4 years ago, some delusional Nlanders were saying they would glady served 20 years in prison to come out to stashed bitcoin which would also be a plus to 'em because the value of bitcoin would have gone up. Let me put it this way, there are some crime you indulge in you'll have less bargaining chip unless you have information or anything that the government is interesting in. 9 years of one's life is valuable than any figures in dollars at least you won't be told when to eat, s*it or sleep

EyeCumInPiss:
Under the current Tinubulation, many Nigerians will choose US prison over Nigeria.

franvincoop:
You suresay from now till 2033 you go fit work 1 million dollars?
Just asking for a friend.

Islie:
U.S. govt transfers Mr Woodberry, Hushpuppi, Bidemi Rufai to same prison facility ahead of Valentine’s Day release

The triad of notorious Nigerian Internet fraudsters has been languishing in U.S. prisons for a couple of years.

Three infamous Nigerian Internet fraudsters with strong social media and political influence are currently serving out their sentences at the same prison facility in the United States, with Bidemi Rufai set to be released on Valentine’s Day in 2025, Peoples Gazette can report.

Ray ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas, 41, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, or Mr Woodberry, 33, and Mr Rufai, 46, are all being held at Fort Dix low-security prison near Joint Base McGuire Burlington County, New Jersey, where they will presumably serve out the rest of their jail terms.

Mr Rufai, a close ally of Governor Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), was arrested in May 2021 at the John F. Kennedy airport, where he had booked a Royal Dutch ticket to flee the U.S. to Nigeria.

FBI special agent Heidi Hawkins coordinated the arrest after uncovering a scheme showing how Mr Rufai stole the identities of thousands of U.S. citizens to claim their COVID-19 benefits running into half a million dollars. He lavished the stolen funds on luxury cars and watches to shore up his extravagant lifestyle.

He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The U.S. government ordered him to pay $604,000 as restitution to victims of the scam, majorly government institutions like the Washington Employment Security Department ($350,763), Arkansas Division of Workforce Services ($10,166), Maine Department of Labour ($8,205), Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency ($44,216), among others.

Mr Rufai, with prison number 83912-053, was moved from a facility outside Seattle, Washington, to Fort Dix in Burlington County ahead of his release on Valentines’ Day in 2025.

His compatriot and comrade-in-crime, Mr Woodberry, had also been moved from the notorious Danbury correctional centre in Connecticut to Fort Dix. Mr Woodberry, 33, with prison registration number 54314-424, is set to be released on October 17, 2027, and would, after that, be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Judge Robert Gettleman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago convicted and sentenced Mr Woodberry to eight years and three months in jail over one count of fraud in July 2023. He was handed a lighter sentence that shaved off seven other counts in a plea bargain.

Mr Woodberry, a socialite with over a million followers on his now-deactivated Instagram page, was arrested on June 10 2020, alongside fellow fraudster Hushpuppi, at a Dubai apartment. The court ordered him to return $8 million to seven victims, and prosecutors recommend he forfeit his diamond-studded necklace and rings and all gold jewellery.

The last crook of the triad, the sensational Hushpuppi and serial Internet fraudster who once enjoyed uploading pictures and videos of his designer wearing posh rides and luxury parties on Instagram, has also been shipped to Fort Dix detention facility.

Hushpuppi, 41, with prison number 54313-424, was moved from a facility outside Los Angeles to Fort Dix, where he is expected to serve the rest of his sentence until August 6, 2029.

Arrested in June 2020 in Dubai and extradited to the U.S. to defend himself against Internet scam charges, Hushpuppi was convicted and sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022 by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II.

It was not immediately clear whether the U.S. prison officials were aware that the Nigerian trio they transferred to the same facility were allies from Nigeria and Dubai.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons did not return requests for comments.

https://gazettengr.com/u-s-govt-transfers-mr-woodberry-hushpuppi-bidemi-rufai-to-same-prison-facility-ahead-of-valentines-day-release/

Roboto11:
Hushpuppi -2029.
Woodberry - 2027
Rufai - 2025.

Natbrowny:
They aint releasing anybody.

Its information gathering. A technique that always works. CIA and FBI are the real criminals

viodemus:
They better talk less there, d gov want make dem mouth begin run loosely.

Dem go record everything inside dem cell, even pin drop.

Faber:
The Democrats (The US version of APC) led by Sleepy Joe (The US version of Sleepy and confused BAT) are assembling top scammers and hackers to hack the US elections in favour of Joe Biden...

As it stands now, that's their only option to defeat Trump... So let's watch and see how it pans out..

1stGenAmerican:
That’s laughable. The FBI employs thousands of IT experts, including the agents who caught these guys. Scammers who get busted by ordinary federal employees are of no use to the government when there are thousands that are smarter than them already on the payroll.
Hushpuppi used his personal email address and icloud account to commit most of his fraud, he wasn’t even of good use to himself because he made it easy to catch him. If he couldn’t help himself by not getting caught, he can’t help the government.

SALLYBERRY01:
We supply and install a wide of Artificial Grass Turf in Lagos Nigeria.

pquaver:
How can i contact U If i Want u to do a Job for me?

javascript1901:
interesting

Promise47:
Stop committing crime say no to fraud I can't defraud anybody the only thing I can do is to work hard or travel to USA and get a job stop committing crime because of money dollars if you want money go to USA

viodemus:
They better talk less there, d gov want make dem mouth begin run loosely.

Dem go record everything inside dem cell, even pin drop.

7arrows:
I can bet you Nigerians will go and welcome them at the airport with a party. Nigeria is where we celebrate crime.

viodemus:
I don't know if you are being sarcastic.

Anyway, without glorifying this kind of lifestyle,
but this is an old format of law enforcement, format wey dem use for al Capone dem.


They have moved him and berry, city to city before, even close border states, etc During those times, they will sometimes keep him in isolation and then mini yard or open him up to mini populace.
- the intent is not to make the. too comfortable or get ground any temporary place dem dey.

Long story short, they will inform his family that he has been moved, they will give them an opportunity to come and visit, but more options of calls and letters, not frequent but reasonable, the truth is, in 6 months, their family might only speak to them once or twice;
- this is to ginger their brains, make them miss life, and feel down and helpless on themselves.

The plot thickens, but I no too get time to break am down,

to be brief:
.Dem go put them for mock cell, a building, maybe one or two or three story building, near populated jail. Na mostly ekelebe underc, go full this particular building. Dem fit reach 10 or more, dem go play real life movie for puppy and berry head.

From this point, na cell shifting in the same building for some weeks. Dem go make him and berry know say dem dey the same building, dem fit even make themselves see, maybe within earshot of each other, or just eye shot.

Nobody know the script page their detectives dey now for puppy and berry head. I sure say dem go dun play he say- he say.

If dem want, dem go do mini population of 20 or more ekelebe and other main population criminals wey wan reduce time, dem go cun fill in as jail populace.
Dem go put berry for one side, cun put ekelebe as criminal, around the cell, do berry, surround am too. Those ekelebe dey do 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off for berry dem head. The whole time, because say dem no fit hear demselves well, dem go need use kite, or send word or paper with willing cell neighbors, plus maybe na 2 man cell, then, ekelebe fake criminal go dey dem cell. People wey go fit beat them one on one without help, or dem go put strong fake gayliath with am, wey go dey act willing to help and advice.


Economically, dem fit dun plan 5 mil or even 10 mil for their effort on puppy and berry head; for 10 years. Their calculation be say e wotth am, dem fit dey believe or get good intelligence say puppy and berry get 100s of million in domicile accounts and even crypto.

These are my opinions and part their old format. Study el chapo mata. Strictly no outside communication, without their observation.
I am not condoning their behavior. I support good and legit law enforcement.

SALLYBERRY01:
We supply and install a wide of Artificial Grass Turf in Lagos Nigeria.

Ebubu2:
You are doing well

IggyAzalea:
And u sure u ain't a scammer with this twist knowledge? Why re u not using your pic why using a female pic and impersonating someone ? This moniker is being operated by a male scammer. Pls beware of him.