{"id":69172,"date":"2023-04-13T19:18:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=69172"},"modified":"2023-04-13T19:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:22:01","slug":"hushpuppis-woodberry-guilty-dubai-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/hushpuppis-woodberry-guilty-dubai-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Hushpuppi&#8217;s Associate Woodberry Pleaded Guilty And Waived The Rights Of His Dubai Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most notorious fraudsters, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, aka Mr Woodberry, a well-known associate of Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">to a fraud charge at a United States district court. Initially, he pleaded not guilty to 8 counts of fraud. <\/span>Mr Woodberry is accused of engaging in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme, where he fraudulently received $8 million from 7 companies.<\/p>\n<h2>As per his plea agreement, Woodberry <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">agreed to repay USD8 million he fraudulently received from 7 companies he scammed and waive the rights to his Dubai assets<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">He was also asked to waive his rights to the luxury cars, and designer watches he had stashed in Dubai, including a Rolls Royce Cullinan, Lamborghini Urus, 4 Rolex watches, three gold and diamond-studded earrings, and six gold neck chains to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Popular socialite &amp; Hushpuppi&#8217;s associate Woodberry has pleaded guilty to Internet fraud. He has also agreed to return $8m to victims and forfeiture of his Dubai assets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7l57deMqj\">pic.twitter.com\/O7l57deMqj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dami\u2019 Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAMIADENUGA\/status\/1646412592544448512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mr Woodberry was arrested in Dubai on June 10, 2020, alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas, who is currently serving an 11-year sentence for a similar fraud charge<\/h2>\n<p>The two men were arrested for extensive international online scams in Dubai on June 10, 2020, and were flown to the United States to face separate trials.<\/p>\n<p>Hushpuppi also initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty in April 2021, just before a full-blown trial was to begin. The US district court for Central California charged Hushpuppi with 11 years in prison and a fine of $1.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>Before his arrest, Mr Woodberry was known for his lavish lifestyle, which he flaunted on Instagram, where he had a massive following. He was known for wearing expensive designer clothes and showing off his wealth to his followers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/04\/13185227\/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<h2 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">The Lovin Dubai Show: Sheikh Hamdan Shares Iftar With Autistic Children<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UacRVThjD5c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Get the latest Dubai news direct to your phone RN!\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Download The Lovin Dubai app for free RIGHT HERE (<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ae\/app\/lovin-augustus-media\/id1529508280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ae\/app\/lovin-augustus-media\/id1529508280\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">App Store<\/a>) (<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.lovin.lovinapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.lovin.lovinapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">Play Store<\/a>) to get the latest trending stories to your phone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"newsletter-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.us11.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=a9f4ce5f4cf42df02a2fcfd19&amp;id=584330a937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to our Newsletter.<\/h2>\n<p>Get the best of your city straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the most notorious fraudsters, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, aka Mr Woodberry, a well-known associate of Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge at a United States district court. 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Initially, he pleaded not guilty to 8 counts of fraud. <\/span>Mr Woodberry is accused of engaging in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme, where he fraudulently received $8 million from 7 companies.<\/p>\n<h2>As per his plea agreement, Woodberry <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">agreed to repay USD8 million he fraudulently received from 7 companies he scammed and waive the rights to his Dubai assets<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">He was also asked to waive his rights to the luxury cars, and designer watches he had stashed in Dubai, including a Rolls Royce Cullinan, Lamborghini Urus, 4 Rolex watches, three gold and diamond-studded earrings, and six gold neck chains to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Popular socialite &amp; Hushpuppi&#8217;s associate Woodberry has pleaded guilty to Internet fraud. He has also agreed to return $8m to victims and forfeiture of his Dubai assets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7l57deMqj\">pic.twitter.com\/O7l57deMqj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dami\u2019 Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAMIADENUGA\/status\/1646412592544448512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Mr Woodberry was arrested in Dubai on June 10, 2020, alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas, who is currently serving an 11-year sentence for a similar fraud charge<\/h2>\n<p>The two men were arrested for extensive international online scams in Dubai on June 10, 2020, and were flown to the United States to face separate trials.<\/p>\n<p>Hushpuppi also initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty in April 2021, just before a full-blown trial was to begin. 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