Instagram big boy and alleged fraudster, Hushpuppi’s legal representative, Gal Pissetzky of Pissetzky & Berliner, in an interview with Forbes, has spoken on the fraud allegations against his client.

Pissetzky said that his client is not a fraudster and he made his money legitimately through “real estate” and his work “promoting brands” as an “Instagram personality.”

Gal Pissetzky added that his client is “Absolutely not guilty of the charges they are accusing him of,” adding,

“Abbas was running a legitimate business and a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud.”

Asked how Abbas paid for his lifestyle, Pissetzky stated; “He’s an entrepreneur. He has real estate involvement, he’s an Instagram personality. He was promoting brands and that’s how he was very legitimately making his money.”

It was earlier reported that the 37-year-old was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by the Dubai Police.

The police revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members of his crew, it discovered that fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168 billion) had been committed by the gang.

No fewer than 1,926,400 people from different parts of the world were also said to have fallen victims to the suspects.

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According to the police, 13 luxury cars, estimated at 35 million Dirham (N3.7 billion) were recovered from the house where they were arrested.

The Dubai police later handed him over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States where he had since been arraigned on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, among others.

Amongst other charges, the FBI alleged that Hushpuppi attempted to dupe an English Premier League football club of £100m (N48.4bn).

The FBI further stated that should Hushpuppi be convicted, he risks spending 20 years in jail.