- Rapper G. Herb has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and could be sentenced to just over a year in prison.
- G Herbo entered into an agreement with prosecutors that resulted in the dismissal of several counts of aggravated identity theft.
- The 28-year-old Chicago rapper is scheduled to be sentenced, with prosecutors recommending a year and one day in prison.
Rapper G. Herbo faces more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to involvement in a scheme in which he used stolen credit card information to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included a private jet and a designer puppy. There is sex.
Under an agreement reached with prosecutors last year, the 28-year-old Chicago rapper, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, entered guilty pleas in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements. Instead, prosecutors dismissed several counts of aggravated identity theft.
G Herbo is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday.
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Prosecutors argue in their sentencing memo that he should be sentenced to one year and one day in prison, with 36 months of supervised release. They also want him to pay a $55,000 fine, be ordered to pay restitution of about $140,000 and receive a forfeiture judgment of about $140,000.
Rapper G. Herbo performs on Day 4 of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on August 1, 2021. The rapper could face just over a year in prison after admitting his role in a scheme in which he used stolen credit card information to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included a private jet and a designer puppy. . (Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Those fines will be on top of the $140,000 he agreed to forfeit, but prosecutors say he took in $1.5 million from a scheme involving several other people. That's what it means.
Prosecutors argue that the recommended sentence takes into account “the nature and circumstances of the crime, the background and characteristics of the defendant” and appropriately reflects the “seriousness of the crime.”
The defense is asking for a suspended sentence, saying G. Herb has expressed regret for his crimes. They also highlighted his contributions to the community, as well as the fact that he has grown “as a person, as a family member, and as a father.”
“Given the circumstances of this case, a suspended sentence would reflect the seriousness of the crime and protect the public,” G. Herb's sentencing memo said.
According to authorities, from at least March 2017 to November 2018, G Herb and promoter Antonio Strong used text messages, social media messages, and emails to share account information obtained from dark web sites. Ta.
Authorities say the stolen account information was also used to pay for a chartered plane to fly the rapper and his entourage from Chicago to Austin, Texas. In another incident, Wright and seven others allegedly used a stolen account to pay nearly $15,000 for a multi-day stay in a six-bedroom Jamaican villa.
Prosecutors said in court documents that G. Herb “used the proceeds of these scams to travel to various concert venues and post photos and videos of himself riding in private jets, exotic cars, and a vacation home in Jamaica. and used it to advance my career.” . ”
G. Herb also helped Strong order two designer Yorkshire terrier puppies from a Michigan pet store using a stolen credit card and a fake Washington state driver's license, according to the indictment. That's what it means. Prosecutors say the total amount was more than $10,000.
When the pet store owner asked G Herbo to confirm the purchase, Strong instructed her to do so via an Instagram message, and G Herbo confirmed that she would buy the puppy, authorities said.
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Because the stolen credit card information was genuine, the transaction was completed and it was not until later that the genuine credit card owner noticed and reported the fraud.
G. Herb's music centers around his experiences growing up on Chicago's East Side, in an area known as Terrortown, including gang and gun violence.
In 2014, he released his debut mixtapes, “Welcome to Fazoland'' and “Pistol P Project,'' both named after friends who died in the city. His first album was 2017's Humble Beast, and his latest is Survivor's Remorse, released last year.
His 2020 album “PTSD'' debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200.
G. Herbo also launched a new initiative aimed at giving inner-city youth the tools to overcome mental health crises, after publicly admitting he struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. He started a program in Chicago called “Swervin' Through Stress.” In 2021, he was included in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Music List.
