Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed an eight-year and three-month prison term by a United States federal court for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar scam. Woodberry’s sentencing took place on July 11th before Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.
The court proceedings revealed that Woodberry, along with his accomplice Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, was arrested on June 10, 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on charges related to global internet fraud. Woodberry’s conviction resulted from one count of fraud, while seven additional charges were dropped in April as part of a plea agreement.
