Hushpuppi was arrested for allegedly hacking into the United States (US) unemployed database, with the help of his accomplices in Dubai, Nigeria, and other countries, and impersonating citizens qualified for unemployment funds.It was allegedly that the US was defrauded of over $100 million that is meant for Native Americans in the battle against the corona virus pandemic. . They were alleged to have used information stolen from the first responders, government personnel and school employees and then filled in so many names of Americans who were still working to various state unemployment benefits offices and collected money from the system.His arrest came three days after he posted a picture of his newly acquired 2020 Rolls Royce Cullinan worth about ₦280 million, which is the latest addition to his fleet of exotic cars. Hushpuppi has been known by his 2.3 million Instagram followers of his luxurious lifestyle. Although he claims to be a real estate developer according to his bio data on Instagram.
