A United States court has dismissed the case against Hushpuppi’s associate, Olalekan Ponle popularly known as Woodberry, who has been charged of multi-million dollar wire fraud, Premium Times reports.
He was extradited to the United States together with Hushpuppi on July 2, where he was awaiting trial.
The United States government on Monday filed a motion through its attorney, John R. Lausch, requesting that the case against Mr Ponle should be dismissed without prejudice
Counsel for the government has spoken with counsel for the defendant and defendant’s counsel has no objection to this motion. Respectfully submitted,”
Mr Gettleman ruled: “Without objection the complaint against defendant Ponle is dismissed without prejudice. Motion presentment hearing set for 7/23/2020 is stricken,”
A court order issued by Judge Robert W. Gettleman on Tuesday said the government’s motion to dismiss the complaint without prejudice was granted.
Since the case was dismissed without prejudice, the dismissal is not permanent as the prosecutor can refile the case within a certain amount of time.
