Olalekan Jacob Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has engaged Chicago’s top criminal lawyer Michael Nash to defend him.
Both Woodberry and Hushpuppi were arrested by Dubai police last month for defrauding over 1.9 million people, the majority of them, reports say, were Americans.
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Woodberry, 29, is currently facing charges bordering on wire fraud Conspiracy at a United States District Court sitting in Illinois.
The court had since June 25 issued an arrest warrant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding Woodberry’s case after a criminal complaint was filed.
However, Woodberry seems to be in good hands with the appointment of Mr. Nash, whose area of specialization is Criminal Defense.
Mr. Nash has been practicing for the past 55 years.
