A United States court has rescheduled the trial of Abba Kyari, and five others, for alleged $1.1 million fraud coordinated by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi.
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California rescheduled the trial from May 17 to October 11, 2022, based on a joint request by the prosecution and three of Mr Kyari's co-defendants.
Judge Otis Wright, agreed that not granting the parties' request could deny defence counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence.
He says it would unreasonably deny defendant continuity of counsel and could make proceeding impossible or result in a miscarriage of justice if the court rejected the postponement request.