Hushpuppi Again, See What He Did This Time As He Switch The Game

 Controversial Instagram influencer Hushpuppi has hired another lawyer to help him out of jail.

The top lawyer will represent him over fraud-related and money laundering charges in the United States. This followed the withdrawal of Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky, his former attorneys.

It was reported how the duo withdrew after months of negotiations with the U.S. government.

Recall that Mr Pissetzky, a top Chicago lawyer was initially hired to defend the 37-year-old but was later retained as a record counsel due to the transfer of Mr Abass to Los Angeles and the lawyer’s inability to practise outside Chicago. As a result, Ms Podberesky, a California-based criminal defence lawyer, was hired as his local council.

In the application dated January 21, Mr Pissetzky, who claimed to have been negotiating with the government over the case, said Mr Abass suddenly stopped communicating with him.

“Since Mr Abbas’ arrest and arrival in the Central District of California, I have received voluminous discovery from the government and have been diligently reviewing it and investigating the allegations in this matter.

“My communications with Mr Abbas are by telephone given my inability to fly from Chicago to Los Angeles due to the pandemic. Ms Podberesky, as local counsel, has made several visits to see Mr Abbas at the Santa Ana Jail and has also communicated with him by telephone,” he said.

Meanwhile, a Judge granted Vicki Podberesky and Gal Pissetzky withdrawal from the case on February 22nd, and a request seeking the approval of Mr. Shapiro as Hushpuppi’s new defense counsel was granted on February 25.

Report has it that Mr. Shapiro who earned his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law began his career with the New York State Attorney General, Elliot Spitzer.

Mr. Shapiro also worked at several agencies including the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Detainee Unit and clerked for the federal public defender’s office in Los Angeles. Mr. Shapiro, a certified criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California, serves as a Criminal Justice Act Federal Trial Panel attorney for the Central District of California.